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New Albany Board of Public Works & Safety Meeting - June 16, 2026

City Council & Boards — Tuesday, June 16, 2026
BodyNew Albany, Indiana
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateTuesday, June 16, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
1:09

Good morning.

1:18

Apply the leadership of the United States.

2:15

Good morning.

2:17

Good morning.

2:26

That's full spectrum.

2:30

I'm with BOI, which we are a prime contractor for uh spectrum, and this here is Marvel Sanchez.

2:37

He act he's works with us.

2:38

He is gonna be doing the actual work for us.

2:43

So there's a drawing or uh uh area or other of the area that they need to pour.

2:49

There's a gas line forty-three.

2:53

Yeah, forty-three inches off the curve.

2:55

Yes.

2:57

And they'll have to expose that gas line uh in order to board past it.

3:04

Uh no uh traffic you're gonna uh call it off and yeah, we'll we'll shift traffic and use use uh uh flyers.

3:16

When did you want to do the work?

3:19

Oh Wednesday the twenty-fourth.

3:21

We're gonna try Wednesday the twenty-fourth.

3:23

Uh weather and uh uh locating per you know permitted.

3:29

In what hours do you plan to work?

3:32

Um starting eight on eight eight a m.

3:34

Um it won't take longer than a day.

3:42

I'm sorry, what was his name?

3:43

Marvin Morgan, St.

3:45

J.

3:45

Yeah, with San Francisco or anyone that's not you said one day.

3:54

No more than one day, yeah.

3:57

Are you all okay with the eight a.m.

3:58

since school's not schools on the uh yeah?

4:02

Plus it would just be the uh hydro bag uh it's not like the coal wheel effect of residents.

4:12

Yeah.

4:15

Fifteen by fifteen.

4:18

Probably looking at like a fifteen by fifteen, you know, hole and then we should be able to hydro back down to it and find it and get our get the depth on it so we can cross safely.

4:31

So AM window said unless it shouldn't be any more than one day.

4:41

Shouldn't take that lower somebody issue.

4:44

Make a motion to approve.

4:46

Second.

4:51

Aye.

4:51

Aye.

4:52

Aye.

4:52

No one opposed multi carries.

4:54

Thanks.

4:55

Maybe work over.

4:56

All right.

4:57

Thanks, sir.

5:11

Daryl Thomas is in the C C E morning.

5:23

Pass these out to you.

5:26

Just watch it.

5:40

I'm here this morning to ask permission to close the sidewalks down in front of the old state garage.

5:50

From the corner of the state garage, there's a handicapped accessible ramp there.

5:57

So they can cross the street into another one and then go all the way down by Circle K.

6:02

And we're gonna leave that ADA ramp open so they can cross Grant Line onto the other side there.

6:11

So that's at Beachwood.

6:12

There's a ramp right there on the opposite side across your beachwood.

6:16

He's gonna step that fence in uh at that point where the sidewalk will still be accessible from Beachwood up to Daisy.

6:25

Is there a tark stop?

6:27

That's yes, that's another reason for leaving that uh that area accessible.

6:41

So you'll have access to the sidewalk there?

6:44

Yes.

6:47

Now pass that on the part that's uh that goes across the old street part of the 2113 there, the side the fencing will step out into the tree plat the grass between the uh sidewalk and the curb because that sidewalk has to be removed for the sewer uh project that they're doing.

7:08

Sewer neck project that the sidewalk will be taken out of here.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████████████████████73%
Public Safety██████10%
Disability Rights██████9%
Procedural█████8%
Summary of Proceedings

New Albany Board of Public Works & Safety Meeting Summary - June 16, 2026

The Board of Public Works & Safety convened on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM at New Albany City Hall. The board approved multiple permits and requests related to utility work and street closures, received updates on road repair progress, and approved previous meeting minutes.

Discussion Items

  • BOI (Spectrum Contractor) Gas Line Work Request: A representative from BOI, along with crew member Marvel Sanchez, requested permission to excavate a 15x15-foot hole near a 43-inch gas line to safely bore past it. The work, scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, 2026 during 8:00 AM to approximately one day, would involve traffic shifting using flaggers. The board approved the request.
  • Sidewalk Closure and Lay Down Yard Request (Daryl Thomas): Daryl Thomas requested permission to close sidewalks in front of the old state garage, leaving the ADA ramp open for access to a bus stop. The closure is needed for a sewer project that will remove part of the sidewalk; fencing will be installed to create a lay down yard for equipment and pipe storage for approximately one year. The board approved the request.
  • ATT Fiber Installation for Greenway Commons (Jeff Jordan): Jeff Jordan, representing ATT, requested approval to bore 445 feet along Silver Street, place a handhole at New Bland Way and Silver Street, bore 625 feet along Loop Island Way, and place a cabinet and handhole. The work is part of a redesigned utility layout for the Greenway Commons development (Silver and Main). The board approved the request.
  • City Officials Road Repair Update: Nick or Larry presented the CY payment update for road work. Activities completed included full-depth HMA patching on Camp and Cherry streets, partial-depth patching at 1014 Mount Tabor (a sewer repair), and upcoming work continuing on Cherry Street including replacing rip rap and beginning milling and resurfacing. S&S Concrete is expected to begin concrete efforts on Peace Photos attached camp.

Consent Calendar (Permit Approvals)

  • Emergency Sewer Repair at 330 East 16th Street: An emergency permit was granted to replace a broken sewer connection that had filled with sewage, leaving the house without sewer service. Approved.
  • Gas Line Installation at 1520 State Street: Wayne Hole of Miller Pipeline requested to install a gas line in the grass behind a building being remodeled. Approved.
  • ATT Fiber Installation at 321 East 11th Street: ATT requested to install fiber along an alley behind a doctor's office, including a pedestal and barrier cable, all outside the roadway. Approved.

Key Outcomes

  • All requests and permits were approved unanimously with no opposition noted.
  • Approval of Minutes: The board approved the regular meeting minutes from June 9, 2026.
  • Meeting adjourned after all business was completed.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. Apply the leadership of the United States. Good morning. Good morning. That's full spectrum. I'm with BOI, which we are a prime contractor for uh spectrum, and this here is Marvel Sanchez. He act he's works with us. He is gonna be doing the actual work for us. So there's a drawing or uh uh area or other of the area that they need to pour. There's a gas line forty-three. Yeah, forty-three inches off the curve. Yes. And they'll have to expose that gas line uh in order to board past it. Uh no uh traffic you're gonna uh call it off and yeah, we'll we'll shift traffic and use use uh uh flyers. When did you want to do the work? Oh Wednesday the twenty-fourth. We're gonna try Wednesday the twenty-fourth. Uh weather and uh uh locating per you know permitted. In what hours do you plan to work? Um starting eight on eight eight a m. Um it won't take longer than a day. I'm sorry, what was his name? Marvin Morgan, St. J. Yeah, with San Francisco or anyone that's not you said one day. No more than one day, yeah. Are you all okay with the eight a.m. since school's not schools on the uh yeah? Plus it would just be the uh hydro bag uh it's not like the coal wheel effect of residents. Yeah. Fifteen by fifteen. Probably looking at like a fifteen by fifteen, you know, hole and then we should be able to hydro back down to it and find it and get our get the depth on it so we can cross safely. So AM window said unless it shouldn't be any more than one day. Shouldn't take that lower somebody issue. Make a motion to approve. Second. Aye. Aye. Aye. No one opposed multi carries. Thanks. Maybe work over. All right. Thanks, sir. Daryl Thomas is in the C C E morning. Pass these out to you. Just watch it. I'm here this morning to ask permission to close the sidewalks down in front of the old state garage. From the corner of the state garage, there's a handicapped accessible ramp there. So they can cross the street into another one and then go all the way down by Circle K.

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