The Quincy City Council will vote on an ordinance Monday that will allow video gambling machines to be installed in the city. There has been plenty of comments and debate locally on the topic on both sides of the issue.
Here is some of the discussion.
2012 MFT Asphalt Maintenance Program
The Quincy City Council approved the annual motor fuel tax asphalt maintenance program Monday night, which will cover 20 city blocks. R. L. Brink Construction will complete the project for $560,423.
Roads that will be repaved are:
• Spring Street from Sixth to Eighth.
• Maple Street from 12th to 13th.
• North 16th Street from Chestnut to Spruce.
• North 17th Street from Lind to Chestnut.
• Biscayne Street from 36th to Hamilton.
• Ruby Court from Biscayne to the cul-de-sac
• Sherwood Drive from Biscayne to Columbus Road.
• Jersey Street from 18th to 20th.
• Monroe Street from 20th to 22nd.
• St. Charles Drive from Gerard to 12th.
• Spring Street from 12th to 14th.
• South 12th from Payson to Ohio.
Quincy aldermen will receive their iPads at tonight’s City Council meeting. Aldermen approved the purchase of 11 iPads for $5,367 on April 30.
Members of the city’s Technology Committee — Aldermen Steve Duesterhaus, D-2, Mike Farha, R-4, and Dan Brink, R-6, — were provided iPads prior to the purchase
Director of Information Technologies Jim Murphy said some aldermen picked theirs up Friday, but the rest would receive them today.
The city is expected to save thousands from going paperless. Paper packets are currently hand-delivered to aldermen.
Training will be offered to aldermen on how to use them. There will likely be two weeks where aldermen receive a packet both paper and electronic, before cutting off paper copies completely
Murphy said the department is also working on an iPad app that would allow aldermen to electronically fill out forms for a work request or a nuisance issue and send it to the appropriate department. He expected it would be available in 30 to 60 days. 3G Internet service for the iPads will cost $30 a month per iPad.
