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Centerville decides to ‘roll the dice’ on 2022 projects BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
CENTERVILLE — In a decision that likely could have gone either way, the City Council has decided to move forward with a couple of projects for 2022. In August, the council took a pause to evaluate whether it should move forward with parking lot improvements at City Hall and a thin overlay project after bids came in considerably higher than expected. The parking lot project received four bids: the lowest bid came in at $771,270 and the highest bid came in at twice that amount, said Stantec Engineer Kellie Schlegel. The engineer’s estimate in the feasibility report for the project was $591,000. If the city awards the contract to the lowest bidder (Bituminous Roadways Inc. of Columbus), the work would cost $180,000 more for the project than expected. City Administrator Mark Statz explained that the council could either accept the low bid or rebid the project for construction in spring 2023 and hope to receive lower bids. He said he reached out to contractors, engineers and suppliers in an effort to understand what the council might see if it decides to wait for spring 2023. In summary, Statz said the low bidder was not deterred by the tight schedule (needing to get the project done this year), and thought prices probably would not change for next year. Other
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Kick off new season with Fall Fest Lexington’s Fall Fest will return Sept. 9-11. The event will include a car show, live music, corn hole tourney, street dance and fireworks. The Family Fun Fest will run from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 and include games, inflatables, petting zoo, pony rides and a climbing wall.
SEE 2022 PROJECTS, PAGE 2
North metro family hosting ‘Race for Robot Legs’ BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
Tiffany Goodchild says watching her child walk for the first time with the help of technology was such a powerful experience, she is hoping to make that experience a reality for other families. The Hugo resident served on the design committee for the new all-inclusive playground at Lions Volunteer Park and now hopes to continue momentum and move onto the next mission, which is sponsoring
a set of “robot legs” for one child. “I really feel like this is our first big project that we are trying to take on and make happen,” Goodchild said. “So, we’re on a mission. I finally feel like I’m back on my feet and remotivated to do some work.” Goodchild launched a nonprofit, the Korageous Karter Foundation, back in 2020 right before the pandemic hit. The organization’s mission is to raise money for causes that directly affect families like hers as well as to offer them resources. The foundation gets its name from
her son Karter, who was born via an emergency cesarean section after his mother experienced a spontaneous fetal maternal hemorrhage. Karter suffered a massive hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy injury (HIE). At first, the family was told Karter wouldn’t survive, then it turned into “he might Karter, a 6-year-old-from Hugo, is one of a few children in the state of Minnesota to have his very own Trexo Robotics Gait Trainer, also known as “robot legs.” SEE ROBOT LEGS, PAGE 12
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