The Temple City Council Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution in support of a Texas Department of Transportation plan to make the Loop 363 frontage roads between Interstate 35 and 1st Street one-way.On Feb. 8, the council received a Tx

The Temple City Council Thursday unanimously approved a lease with the SPJST that will allow the construction of a new facility to house the Social Security Administration offices currently located in the W.R. Poage Federal Building.The city will lease SPJST property at 520 N. Main St. for $1 a year for 10 years.The location near the U.S. Post Office in Temple is the site of state headquarters of the Czech heritage organization. A museum on the property was established in 1970.Under an arrangement with the General Services Agency, the city will act as the landlord for the building, City Manager Mark Watson said.He said the city would contract out landlord responsibility to Public Facilities Investment Corporation, who would finance, build and maintain the facility during the lease term for the Social Security Administration.The GSA, on behalf of the administration, would pay rent to the city, which would then be passed on to Public Facilities.The rent amount would pay for the building by the end of the 10 years.At the end of the lease, which has a five-year renewal option, the SPJST would retain control of the building.by Anna Foster

The Temple City Council Thursday unanimously awarded a $4.5 million construction contract to Waco Construction Company for a public services facility.The facility, on Little Flock Road east of Loop 363, will house the city's operations and maintenance operations for the public works, utilities, parks and purchasing departments.The original low bid of $5,129,000 was more than the city had available for the project, so city staff, the project architect and the contractor met to reduce the amount, Public Works Director Thomas Martin said.He said the reduction does not sacrifice size or functionality.In the renegotiation, the city agreed to perform some work on the project.The reduction leaves a contingency fund of $17,137, a figure Martin admitted was slight, but he added he expects the project to stay pretty close to the established plans.A contract for site grading was awarded to Ryon Dunlap Construction in November 2000 in order to expedite construction.Funds for the project will come from several sources: $2 million from certificates of obligation issued by the city in August 1999 for the project, $1 million from the utilities fund and $1.5 million from certificates of obligation issued in December 2000. by Anna Foster

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