Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: Seymour approves roughly $81,000 storm-sewer change order and several 2026 events

Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: The Seymour Board of Public Works approved a change order costing about $81,000 for storm-sewer work at the ends of Jullian and Glenbrook drives, citing poor drainage in the area. The board also approved multiple spring and summer events, a temporary Third Street closure for a Feb. 21 fundraiser, renewal of the city’s welcome-sign landscaping agreement, and a memorandum allowing dirt from a city fill site to be used for construction of a new Wawa. The record does not state the landscaping contract amount or the sewer-bill adjustment amounts.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety approved a CCMG 2025 change order for storm-sewer work near the ends of Jullian and Glenbrook Drive, at a total cost of about $81,000, because of poor drainage.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety approved renewal of the Seymour Welcome Sign landscape agreement after negotiations brought its price within the city budget; the contract amount was not listed.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety approved a fill-site dirt-removal memorandum of understanding to provide excess dirt for construction of a new Wawa. Wawa contractors will load and transport the material, and the city will have no liability under the agreement, according to the minutes.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: A fundraiser organized by Sweet Cheeks Diaper Pantry and Audie Jane was approved for Feb. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m., with Third Street closed from Walnut to Poplar for food-truck placement.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety approved an Aisin USA Manufacturing 5K walk/run for April 11 at 9 a.m., beginning and ending at Aisin Holdings of America, 1665 E. 4th St.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety approved Seymour Main Street’s recurring City Jam concerts at Crossroads Park on May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20 and Sept. 17, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., as well as a May 3 afternoon 10-year celebration for Jackson County Drug Court.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety approved five farmer’s-lot vendor requests scheduled between Feb. 13 and March 26, including dates for Auntie Anne’s, Spudbank, Rolling Pig Pin, Chick-fil-A, and Mark and Beth’s Small Town Sweets.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety approved two handicapped-parking renewals, for Betty Webster at 611 E. 3rd St. and Aaron Stone at 224 S. Vine St., along with renewal of El Sabor Latino’s mobile-food operating license.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety approved updates to transit maintenance, accounting and financial procedures, procurement, and bloodborne-pathogen controls, plus an employee-handbook update concerning drug and alcohol use and testing.
• Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety: The fire chief reported that the training tower was scheduled for delivery the following Wednesday, with installation expected to continue through Saturday; the minutes did not identify a calendar date or cost.