Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
When Marty Powers joined the Wyoming Public Works Department last year, he began an inventory of projects that needed to be done. One was to look at the physical condition of the city’s buildings.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Powers noticed water damage at the building at 26490 Faxton Ave. He patched the roof as best he could and waited for the next budget year to factor in a new roof.
“We did budget it for 2017,” he told the Wyoming City Council at its July 5 meeting. “We want to get a longer life out of the building. We filled the holes last year, and that got us through until last spring. I think the leaks were controlled until last spring, then with the fluctuations in temperature, I think they reopened.”
Structural Buildings was the “lowest responsible bidder” with $15,000 for roofing material. Powers recommended a budget of $21,000 in case any lumber also needed
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