Elkins Seeking Design Services for Streetscape Plan
A city’s downtown can benefit from a consistent appearance, but how is consistency best achieved? Even property owners acting with the best intentions may find it difficult to coordinate their renovations, sidewalk replacements, façade improvements, and other projects to achieve a unified look across the downtown.
A project recently greenlighted by Elkins Common Council takes a first step toward solving this problem. The city is taking statements of interest and qualification from landscape architecture, design, and/or engineering firms that want to help the city create a “conceptual design” for the downtown streetscape. This conceptual design would include technical specifics for building materials and the design of building facades, sidewalks, outdoor lighting, streets, pedestrian safety features, and landscaping.
Statements of interest and qualification in preparing this document are due to the city’s operations manager by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14.
The full request for proposals may be reviewed here: www.cityofelkinswv.com/working/bids-rfps.
Seneca Mall Parking Lot Closure in Elkins Starting September 25th
Parking behind Seneca Mall in Elkins will be temporarily closed starting Sept. 25th at 7 a.m. and ending Sept. 27th. The City of Elkins Wastewater Collection Department will be paving over a previous stormwater installation that passes through the center section of […]
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Elkins Wastewater System Expanding Use of Geographic Data
The Elkins Wastewater Department is expanding its use of Geographic Information System (GIS) data using new tools and applications recently purchased with ARPA funding. The city government is in the process of moving from relying on paper maps and employee knowledge to […]
Read MoreDavis Ave. Road Closure in Elkins on September 20th
Davis Ave. in Elkins will be temporarily closed on Sept. 20th from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both lanes will be closed during the morning and evening times to allow placement and removal of a telehandler by Woodlands, the Tygart Hotel developer, […]
Read More13 St. and Coal Ave. Closure in Elkins Starting September 11th
Update: The sewer main has been repaired and the road is now open. ========== There will be a road closure at the intersections of 12th Street / Coal Ave and 13th Street / Henry Avenue, September 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 […]
Read MoreFlood Control Rd. Closure in Elkins Starting September 13th
Flood Control Rd. in Elkins will be temporarily closed on Sept. 13th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The City Of Elkins Water Department will be performing upkeep and preventative maintenance on the flood control grounds, located by the city’s old sewer […]
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Elkins Council Approves Hourly Employee Compensation Plan
In response to severe shortages in critical roles and difficulty retaining employees in multiple departments, the Elkins Common Council has approved pay increases for most hourly General Fund and Sanitation Fund employees. Council also eliminated the city’s current “step and grade” compensation […]
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