The town of Clymer is moving forward with three different projects. P-J photo by Sara Holthouse

CLYMER — Many different projects are currently in the works for the town of Clymer, including sidewalks, water, and the annexation of Stateline Road.

For Clymer’s sidewalk project, bids for the project were open last month. Town Supervisor Brian Willink and Highway Superintendent Scott Trisket looked over the bids, and Dirt Works Excavating out of Busti came in at the lowest bid of $138,121. Willink said he has been going back and forth with the owner of Dirt Works, as the amount was a bit higher than budgeted for.

“So, we can do a few different things,” Willink said. “I asked them to submit a side proposal to just do the Mohawk Street existing sidewalks.”

The owner came back on the day of the meeting and said if the town just wanted him to replace the existing sidewalks and do the entire Clymer-Sherman Road project which will go from Neckers Company to TeCroney Apartments, he could take $13,000 off, dropping the quote to $125,000. The board voted and accepted the bid and the project will begin after the Tulip Festival on May 18. A question was raised about the sidewalks by Neckers Company to get them ADA compliant and to work with the DOT project that will also be going on, which will be reconfiguring the four corners downtown.

The town’s water project is also moving forward, with a request for qualifications being sent out and the town receiving paperwork from three interested engineering firms. Willink will be doing an interview with all three to determine if they are eligible for the project, what their thoughts are, and previous experience on similar projects. The three interested parties are Square Engineering DPC, Barton and Loguidice, and MBA Consulting Engineers PLLC. The $5 million grant that the town was given for the project has to be allocated by 2028.

The other item moving forward for the town is the annexation of Stateline Road.

“Basically we were approached by Bear Lake Properties to inquire way back, probably five years ago now, about abandoning that section of Stateline Road,” Willink said. “It involved four different property owners that have property that is on that road that we needed to have sign offs. We received sign offs from all four of those landowners, they were ok with us moving forward with it.”

Willink said the town has no use for the road and does not maintain or necessarily want to maintain it. If the town abandons the road, it will go back to the owner of the easement. It is also easier to abandon if there has been no maintenance on the road by the town for six years. The board voted and approved abandoning the section of Stateline Road owned by the town.