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I am sure we all suspected Illinois was loosing lots of people who can't find jobs but this report just verifies that it is fact.
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They stripped Parkside Drive yesterday (possibly the worst street in Peru) Most of the time, they went down to the gravel base. The finish coat couldn't have been 2" thick. Is this the result of the developer, the original contractor, or the city's lack of supervision of both ? Now, will they place a thin coat on the street which will cause the same problems. This is in an area of town where most of the storm drains are also eroding. Coincidence ? Probably not.
Is there a advantage to make the responsive parties involved in road improvements provide a warranty. The European countries make the contractor provide a warranty with his work. I do know that this would be a sound idea if it would be possible to obtain but there are only a couple of construction companies laying asphalt in our area the last I knew of. Remember it has been only a couple years ago that bids were so high over engineering estimated costs that the city waited for a year to save money on roadwork. It seems that now would be a great time to save money on roadwork, but when going for bids you find that there are no longer 7 or 8 companies out there and you have only 2 left. Therefor the prices are high even though the economy has been poor. Considering the conditions that the roads were in when Mayor first took office 6 years ago he has done a outstanding job and Peru is a much nicer town to travel in. A very significant advancement in Peru has been taken by Mayor Harl in his recent task force team to study whether a city administrator would be a positive step in town management. In his forming of this committee he has chosen a diversive and highly qualified group of successful management people who have the positions of being decision makers.
10:44, you need to remember that the government does not want roads to last long. There are construction techniques and material that would make a city street last decades without potholes, even in our climate. The government wants to constantly churn money to the crony construction companies. Its a jobs program. It has nothing to do with good roads.
Hi 6:38 I can remember (please excuse the spelling) Hollerick & Walgenbach, Strunk Bothers, Weatherbee, Trompeter, Trovero plus a few companies from Joliet (such as P.T. Ferro). I do admit that I am going a number of years back and can remember that certain companies did not cross each others lines - such as the Waltham Blacktop with Trompeter bidding on all work west of it and Weaterbbee bidding on all east of it. If Peru did not receive bids from all available it had to be their own fault as these are the ones I can immediately call back and am sure there were more. What years are you speaking of?
Anon 10:44 PM The task force committee put together by Mayor Harl is truly a huge step forward for the Peru government. A even greater step forward will be achieved in the qualities of the individual chosen for this highly professional position. This position should be a long and through advertising process covering a extensive distance in and out of state with qualified interviewers. Also colleges with specific experience and curriculum in the field must be contacted for background information and candidate s available. Does the city or the HR person have contact with headhunter firms. Similar to contacts for recruitment of corporations which Peru has s staff of at least 7 the more contacts the city has to hire a city administrator the better the quality of candidates will be applying for the job.
I don't think this is what the blogger referenced but 4 yr colleges have in the past brought extension classes to IVCC that when completed the student received a Bachelors degree.
I did not say a BA. I said a two year degree. It is more precisely called an Associates Degree - which is what IVCC offers in Business Administration or per their catalog - Business Administration Associate in Applied Science.
FYI BA does not stand for Business Administration. It stands for Bachelor of the Arts.
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They stripped Parkside Drive yesterday (possibly the worst street in Peru) Most of the time, they went down to the gravel base. The finish coat couldn't have been 2" thick.
Is this the result of the developer, the original contractor, or the city's lack of supervision of both ?
Now, will they place a thin coat on the street which will cause the same problems.
This is in an area of town where most of the storm drains are also eroding. Coincidence ? Probably not.
People are voting with their feet. Lets see how the "Regressives" spin this one.
My prediction on the next official census, Peru will be down to below 9,500.
Is there a advantage to make the responsive parties involved in road improvements provide a warranty. The European countries make the contractor provide a warranty with his work.
I do know that this would be a sound idea if it would be possible to obtain but there are only a couple of construction companies laying asphalt in our area the last I knew of.
Remember it has been only a couple years ago that bids were so high over engineering estimated costs that the city waited for a year to save money on roadwork.
It seems that now would be a great time to save money on roadwork, but when going for bids you find that there are no longer 7 or 8 companies out there and you have only 2 left. Therefor the prices are high even though the economy has been poor.
Considering the conditions that the roads were in when Mayor first took office 6 years ago he has done a outstanding job and Peru is a much nicer town to travel in.
A very significant advancement in Peru has been taken by Mayor Harl in his recent task force team to study whether a city administrator would be a positive step in town management. In his forming of this committee he has chosen a diversive and highly qualified group of successful management people who have the positions of being decision makers.
10:44, you need to remember that the government does not want roads to last long. There are construction techniques and material that would make a city street last decades without potholes, even in our climate. The government wants to constantly churn money to the crony construction companies. Its a jobs program. It has nothing to do with good roads.
There never was 7 or 8 companies bidding for roadwork. Maybe at the most 3.
If we where to remove the prevailing wage rules for government construction bids we would get more interest and better prices.
Hi 6:38 I can remember (please excuse the spelling) Hollerick & Walgenbach, Strunk Bothers, Weatherbee, Trompeter, Trovero plus a few companies from Joliet (such as P.T. Ferro). I do admit that I am going a number of years back and can remember that certain companies did not cross each others lines - such as the Waltham Blacktop with Trompeter bidding on all work west of it and Weaterbbee bidding on all east of it.
If Peru did not receive bids from all available it had to be their own fault as these are the ones I can immediately call back and am sure there were more.
What years are you speaking of?
Anon 10:44 PM The task force committee put together by Mayor Harl is truly a huge step forward for the Peru government. A even greater step forward will be achieved in the qualities of the individual chosen for this highly professional position. This position should be a long and through advertising process covering a extensive distance in and out of state with qualified interviewers. Also colleges with specific experience and curriculum in the field must be contacted for background information and candidate s available. Does the city or the HR person have contact with headhunter firms. Similar to contacts for recruitment of corporations which Peru has s staff of at least 7 the more contacts the city has to hire a city administrator the better the quality of candidates will be applying for the job.
9:42, they will hire somebody with a two year business administration degree from IVCC.
@12:59 Since when has there been a 2 yr, B.A. degree from IVCC.
2:15 PM
I don't think this is what the blogger referenced but 4 yr colleges have in the past brought extension classes to IVCC that when completed the student received a Bachelors degree.
Maybe the person really menat an AA degree.
I did not say a BA. I said a two year degree. It is more precisely called an Associates Degree - which is what IVCC offers in Business Administration or per their catalog - Business Administration Associate in Applied Science.
FYI BA does not stand for Business Administration. It stands for Bachelor of the Arts.
Anon 6:02 PM
FYI I have both, the Associates Degree and the Bachelor of Science Degree.
10:35, yup. that is the smart way to do it. Get a two year degree then transfer to a four year school.
things that make you say hmmmmmm.... cost of a 4 year degree at one of the MANY Illinois universities is over $100,000.
Cost of a 4 year degree at a university in Indiana is just a little over $66,000. For Wisconsin its about $56,000...
one million dollar salary for a coach and football programs bigger than our own municipal budgets.
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