The City Council in West Orange approved establishing a reinvestment zone for a portion of Foreman Road Monday night. The zone will be the area of a new facility being built by Southeast Texas Industries (STI) according to County Economic Development Director Bobby Fillyaw. Because the STI facility will be in the city limits of West Orange, Fillyaw told the city council the establishment of the reinvestment zone should come from the city as oppose to the county, but West Orange would not be obligated to any other actions, however, the establishing of the reinvestment zone would allow Orange County to move forward with its plans for that particular project. In other business the council approved bid specifications for contractors to use when bidding on the demolition of several structures in West Orange that have been condemned by the council.
The city will advertise for bids on November 30, and a pre-bid meeting is scheduled for December 9 at which time interested contractors will receive copies of the 200-page specifications. Mike Stelly public works director with West Orange says the bids will be opened on December 16.
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