Grant to help cut costs to cool, heat Bisbee City Hall

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BISBEE City buildings will be getting some insulation to help cut heating and cooling bills at city hall, public works and the library thanks to an $11,936grant.

Andy Haratyk, operations manager of Public Works, explained that the state called the city and said there was some money left in the Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant pot from the governorsoffice.

The city was granted money from a previous EECBG to provide new double-pane windows for city hall to save on heating and coolingbills.

They were so impressed with us and the good work weve done weve sort of become a poster child for our handling of this grant, addedHaratyk.

He was asked if there was any additional energy conservation work that the city could do and he indicated there was. The money from this grant, which requires no city match of dollars, will add insulation to city hall, the public works building and the Copper Queen Library, according to the grantapplication.

Wasting no time, public works immediately put the project out to bid and the council awarded Arizona Comfort Systems the contract to install the insulation for $10,934. The company will use a natural blend of cellulose and fiber insulation. The company also agreed to repair a few holes in one of the ceilings at cityhall.

The truth in taxation hearing was held as required by law raising the property tax from $2.0363 to $2.1577 per $100 of assessed value that will generate an additional $27,857 for the general fund. The raise was necessary to make up for the $1 million loss in city property values as determined by the county Assessors Office, explained city Finance Director DeeFlanagan.

No one from the public offered an opinion during the publichearing.

The council unanimously approved the 2012/2013 budget of $24,869,653, again with no publicinput.

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Grant to help cut costs to cool, heat Bisbee City Hall