tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post6490741809082107846..comments2023-10-21T05:31:04.705-05:00Comments on Merle Widmer's PEORIA WATCH: "Zooillogical" - Part 5Merle Widmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788275198834985986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post-19824358848662230152008-09-17T17:07:00.000-05:002008-09-17T17:07:00.000-05:00I also witnessed other contractors hauling the dir...I also witnessed other contractors hauling the dirt away for no charge. Why should they pay the contractor that was awarded the no-bid contract when fill is worth approximately $12 a ton?Merle Widmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267875223386924271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post-13327797679311959222008-09-12T16:31:00.000-05:002008-09-12T16:31:00.000-05:00I know the company that got the bid but don't blam...I know the company that got the bid but don't blame them; they are not in the non-profit business, I understand will haul away approximately 200 7 ton or 100 14 ton tandem, truckloads of dirt. This dirt on the market sells for about $12 a ton..<BR/><BR/>One park board person said they were not aware that someone could make a double profit on the deal.<BR/><BR/>I emailed the JS reporter, Terry Bibo, who attended the board meeting at which this $63,000 expenditure was approved to ask where the dirt went.<BR/><BR/>She said she didn't know.<BR/><BR/>Go figure.Merle Widmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267875223386924271noreply@blogger.com