Barnard Elevator
July 28, 2021 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
by J. Robert Gough, MRN Publisher After months of being stalled over lack of funding and then a dispute over bid specifications, the Adams County Board unanimously approved a $700,000 bid from Otis Elevator of Farmington, Connecticut. Adams County Board Chairman Kent Snider (R-4) called for the special full board meeting following a special meeting…
Read Full Article July 21, 2021 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
With apologies to Aerosmith, there is no love in the elevators of the Adams County Courthouse. The county has been wrangling with the issue of its elevators for years. One of them basically has been out of service for about two years. At a special meeting Tuesday night that lasted about 45 minutes, the county’s…
Read Full Article July 14, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — One of the projects to be paid for with money Adams County has received from the American Rescue Plan Act is one step from approval. Another project, however, ran into a roadblock during Tuesday night’s Adams County Board meeting. The County Board voted to approve a resolution to upgrade the county’s network and…
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