The Boyd Village Board met for its regular monthly meeting Monday, November 10 at the village hall.
High on the agenda was the Patten Street project, due to begin bidding shortly. The Patten Street rebuild will see road construction for the length of Patten Street, continuing past Center Street onto St. Johns.
Appearing for Ayres Associates Nov. 10 was Brian Lambert.
“We would open the bids, tabulate it, make sure the low bidder is someone we think would do it,” Lambert said for presenting to the board in February. A bid bond is required as part of the submittal process.
That wasn’t all, however.
“The other thing is we’re looking at is crosswalk curb ramps,” Lambert said.
Meant to transition between sidewalk and curb at street corners, the options as laid out Monday were to have one crosswalk curb with a single concave curve down or else a divided one in which sidewalk to road portions had a raised middle on the curb end. Neither way was required for safety, with installation a matter of board preference.
“If anyone has a strong feeling one way or another we have communities that do both,” Lambert said of the sidewalk to street curb transitions. An example of option one was located just outside the village hall on Murray Street.
“I like number one personally,” Trustee Casey Dorn said of the options.
“I don’t really have a preference,” Trustee Dale Isaacs said, later opting to go with option 1 for a single concave transition area.
Streets and Utilities head Bob LaMarche sided with option 1 as well, due to snow removal considerations.
“I almost think type one would be better for snow removal,” LaMarche said.
With cost difference limited to $500 a location, option one was also a money saver.
“So every intersection we would save $2,000?” Village President Bob Geist asked.
“Yes,” Lambert said, the choice of option one deemed “self explanatory” in subsequent trustee comment.
Included in the Patten Street rebuild, meanwhile, a 1.75 inches of asphalt the first year, a second coat put down one later.
“We’ll have to be careful one year,” LaMarche said of the road service between asphalt layers.
The one exception to the two coat lay out would be Center Street, itself, brought back to level as a county road. The street work will include assessments for curb, gutter, and sidewalks, including driveways.
Property owners are responsible for paying curb, gutter, and sidewalks, per village ordinance.
“I just want everyone to be aware,” Geist said for assessments, a future hearing in view to give a chance for residents to speak on the matter.
With Ayres currently putting a bid packet together, work on Patten Street could start as early as March 2026.