Danville is moving forward with a plan to demolish more substandard houses. The Public Works committee approved a budget amendment to accept a 399 thousand dollar state grant to remove blighted homes. Community Development Administrator Logan Cronk said the city has buildings earmarked for the project
Cronk said the city hopes to get a grant to rehab other houses before they have to be demolished.
The committee also approved an expenditure of more than 600 thousand dollars for professional services to eliminate a pumping station and make road improvements. The plan would eliminate the 5th Street pumping station and replace it with a gravity sewer, according to City Engineer Sam Cole.
The project would include reconstruction on Jefferson, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Bridge Streets.
The committee also okayed a plan to improve the outdoor tennis courts at Lincoln Park. Cole said the 485 thousand dollar project would completely renovate the courts.
The project would be paid for with Covid relief money provided to the city. Danville owns the tennis facility, but it is operated by the Danville Tennis Center.
All of the committee’s actions will go to the full City Council next week.
