City council moves forward with development initiatives

With spring and the construction season nearing, the Sidney City Council on Tuesday night passed motions advancing numerous development initiatives.

Jack Baker from Baker & Associates was present to provide an update on the 11th Avenue trail project.

“It’s moving along pretty well,” he told the council. “Really, no major problems.”

But the 11th Avenue and Old Post Road beautification project has hit a snag, he said.

After initially receiving no bids for that project, a quote submitted a few weeks was higher than expected, Baker explained.

That project entails three components: landscaping, pla...