Cleanup of the grounds behind the Public Works building are underway. One major task involved clearing a large pile of bricks which had been stored on wooden pallets, but eventually deteriorated due to exposure to precipitation, sunlight, etc. In the fall of 2011, a local minority contractor, Hayes Landscape Service, stacked 85,600 of the bricks in the pile onto heavy-duty weatherproof pallets. In October 2012, staff negotiated a sale of the remaining 60,500 bricks with the owners of a garden center in West Virginia. City staff loaded the bricks into (13) semi-trailers contracted by the buyers. The last pickup occurred in mid-December. The pile of bricks is no longer an eyesore and the space where the bricks were located can be used for equipment storage. Additionally, the bricks are organized in a way that makes it easier for contractors to load them for annual brick street and sidewalk rehabilitation projects.
Pile of Bricks Prior to Stacking and Selling
Bricks Stacked by Hayes Landscaping
