Hurley US 51 resurfacing project delayed to 2021

HURLEY — The rush to get an infrastructure grant application in by May ended when the city of Hurley learned the U.S. 51 resurfacing project has been moved back to 2021.

The Second Avenue project had been originally been planned by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for 2017.

The city had until May to submit a Community Development Block Grant application for $500,000 for infrastructure work that would have been done in 2016 in preparation for the project.

The city would have been responsible for paying about $100,000 of the $1 million DOT paving project, in addition to covering the infrastructure costs through the grant.

Jeff Seamandel, of MSA Professional Services, told the city council Tuesday that since the project has been delayed by the DOT, the grant application hasn’t been submitted.

The delay means the city council will have much more time to prepare a project in advance of the 2021 DOT work.

In other business Tuesday, the council:

—Agreed to list for sale a parcel that was donated to the city on Cary Road. The city has received a $10,000 check to go along with the donation of the parcel.

—Granted a Combination Class B liquor license to ZAH, Sandra K. Ransanici, agent, for the Alaska House, 601 Granite St., provided the proper paperwork is filled out by the applicant. A restaurant registration was also approved for ZAH.

—Agreed to set up a meeting to review the budget when city clerk Linda Ryskewecz returns from vacation.

—Approved a final pay request for $27,319 from Ross Peterson Construction, of Hurley, for phase 1 of the water treatment facility project.

—Learned the city’s share of repairing a wash-out on the road to Lake Michele will be $7,000. The matter will come before the council for approval at next month’s meeting.

—Agreed to advertise for a part-time summer employee at minimum wage.