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WILLIAMSTOWN -- Williamstown City Council Tuesday unanimously voted to begin accepting bids for the demolition of the old Williamstown Elementary School.
"We put together a set of specs that Maria [Hardy, city engineer] has worked on a little bit, I've worked on a little bit. We're trying to get this moving on the demolition of the old school," Mayor Paul Jordan said.
"I'd like to get council's approval so we can go ahead and start talking to people, to get it out in the paper that people can come see us," Jordan said.
Council member Marty Seufer and Hardy talked about the change in the basement construction.
"Are we just leaving the basement and filling it in?" Hardy asked.
"I think you could do that on bid, and then they can add on or an option to remove the basement and fill it," Seufer said. "No. 2, we want the option to take it out because if you put in an initial bid, the price of the demolition may be out of hand."
Jordan said he wanted to be ready to accept bids by the first week of August and the bids to be received by the first week of September.
"Having a month gap between the bids they pick up here and the bids are due would be wonderful," Hardy said.
Councilman Shane King attended the meeting by phone.