The Danville Public Works Committee Tuesday approved spending more than 4.5 million dollars on road maintenance. The work will include sealing, overlays, concrete improvements and paving. City engineer Sam Cole says the work will be done on roads throughout the city
 

The committee also okayed a plan to bring two restaurants to the corner of Vermilion and Fairchild streets.

Community Development Administrator Logan Cronk says the agreement with the developer involves land owned by the city and one strip of privately owned land.
 

The city will also get sales and property taxes from the new buildings.

The private land is being purchased for 100 thousand dollars, with the city and the developer each paying half. Developers hope to have the restaurants open by Summer of 2024

Public Works Director Carl Carpenter told committee members that a grinder at the yard waste was damaged recently. The committee gave permission to have it repaired from more than 120 thousand dollars. Carpenter said a new grinder could cost as much as 700 thousand dollars.

All of the committee’s actions will come before the full city council next week.