by Geoff Fox
After a month reviewing bids, Hancock officials made a decision on which of the three contractors would repair the roof at Hancock Town Hall.
Town officials chose Hite Roofing and their $187,000 quote to award the contract. The other two request for proposal bids came from Ram Enterprise and Prime Roofing and Exteriors.
The bids were originally opened during the September town meeting.
At the September town meeting, officials laid out the scope of work being: removal of old roofing materials down to original slag over main roof and front and rear porches; inspect wood for damage and replace as necessary; install 2-inch ISO high density insulation board over entire roof deck; install new roof system with warranty inspection from manufacturer; heat weld all seams and penetrations; replace all pipe vent flashings with TPO pipe boots; install new 24-gauge steel metal wall coping, preferably grey; replaces aluminum siding with metal siding in middle of main roof, run roof membrane up this wall, or suitable alternative; replace gutters and downspouts with 6-inch aluminum and 4×5 downspouts; replace shingles on bump out roof with standing seam; remove and dispose of all roof debris; and 20-year workmanship warranty.
The roof is in bad shape, Town Manager Mike Faith said last month.
Last Friday, Faith said the work should start within the next two weeks.
Police vehicles bring $30K
Faith told town officials he had received the check from Mountaineer Auctioneers for $30,637 after recently auctioning off the town’s old police vehicles.
Those vehicles included a 2006 Crown Vic, 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, two 2014 Dodge Rams, two 2013 Chevrolet Tahoes, a 2000 vehicle they inherited and a garbage truck.
The cost to the taxpayers to auction the items, Faith said, was $1,612.
“That was a bargain,” he said.
Crosswalks to be added
Town officials are looking to add crosswalks on town-owned streets after Faith said he’s received questions regarding them in town.
Mayor Roland Lanehart, Jr. said all they would need to do is sit down and figure out where to put them. He said one would definitely need to go by the Methodist Church so Good Shepherd Preschool students and staff can cross High Street easier.
The town-owned portion of High Street begins at Methodist Street and runs east to the St. Peter’s Catholic Church parking lot. The state of Maryland owns from U.S. 522 to Methodist Street.
Faith said it would be fine as long as the crosswalk at Methodist Street is on the east side of the street.
The intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and High Street has crosswalks, however they are completely worn out, Faith said.
Faith said he wasn’t sure if the crosswalk on Pennsylvania Avenue at the Antique Mall would be replaced as Story Cannabis only bought the building on the eastside of Pennsylvania A venue. Dan Gordon did not sell the parking lot property across from the Antique Mall.
Faith said people going to work at Story wouldn’t park on that lot because it’s not on their property.
Crosswalks on Main Street fall to the state should any need to be replaced or added.
