Hamilton Street, on the other hand, will likely be paved for its full length, as will Booker/Haynes. 

About $200,000 will be available to begin what will be an ongoing paving project. with much of that money to come from an upcoming Tennessee Municipal League bond loan. Some of the streets mentioned above may have to be rescheduled for later work if the estimates come in at more than $200,000.

Public Works Superintendent Joe Curtis said he would be talking to pavers later in the week. Curtis said that a better deal could be obtained if the city was spending more money, as it meant that the pavers didn't have to lose revenue with slack time for moves of equipment and manpower so often.
The committee discussed some of the major projects, such as Walnut Avenue, Main Street and Forrest Avenue. Curtis said a study done in the past year or so indicated that it would cost more than $3 million to do those three streets and a few minor projects.

Councilman Willie Huffman noted that in the past they had discussed the necessity to make sure water lines were replaced before those streets were repaved, to avoid all the cutting done to newly paved surfaces. Curtis said that Cherry Avenue, which the city renovated with paving and curb work last year, had already been cut in three places because of leaking water lines.
"If we hadn't spent $75,00 for matting, it would be tore all to pieces," said Curtis. The superintendent said that once a surface was cut or cracked and water got beneath it, it tended to deteriorate rapidly. 

Hale said there should be some grant money available to assist with the replacement of water lines for the streets needing replumbing before paving. Curtis said engineers were looking into that possibility.

Councilman Jerry Arthur mentioned the recent discussion about the possibility of buying forms and hiring a crew to build sidewalks. The forms would cost about $1,500, but would require a supervisor and two helpers. Arthur said he felt that idea should be put on hold at this time. 
Everyone agreed. Curtis said lots of people had paid for their sidewalks in the past, adding, "we'll have trouble" if the city started putting them in at this point.
Curtis noted that he would try to patch several areas with funds from his budget, without relying on the loan money. Among them were Smith Street and Walnut.
Other projects also include rebuilding the Como Street bridge at a cost of $125,000 and cutting the median on Highway 22 bypass at a proposed new fire station to be built near Shiloh Road/Highway 22. The median cut will cost about $72,000 according to engineering figures. 
The committee will meet again when it is learned about how far their money will go, so they can devise a list of recommendations to make to the city council.