BY ANDY GARDNER
North Country This Week

CANTON – County legislators gave preliminary approval to get up to $6 million in bonds to build new sand/salt storage barns in Russell and Lisbon.

The Finance Committee took the vote during their Monday, May 24 meeting.

County Highway Superintendent Don Chambers said the actual projects will cost around $5.5 million.

“The balance would be used for bond council and advertising and such, and also the in-kind work the county would do” grading and paving parking lots, putting in storage building floors,” he said.

County Treasurer Renee Cole said they’re looking at paying the bonds over 15 years.

During a special full board meeting that took place prior to the Finance Committee, legislators voted to pass a resolution declaring that there will not be significant adverse environmental impact as a result of the projects.

The special meeting also saw the board pass resolutions for construction of the facilities.

They’ll pay up to $956,870 to Northern Tier for y’s general contractor services for building a salt storage facility in Russell, and they’ll spend up to $15,552 for electrical contracting fees from Next Era Contracting.

The board voted to pay for contracting services to build highway storage facilities in Lisbon and Russell: up to $3,542,685 to Northern Tier (general contracting), up to $286,130 to ENI Mechanical (plumbing contractor), up to $448,979 to ENI Mechanical (mechanical contractor), up to $300,142 to Tel, Inc. (electrical contractor).