Central City News

CENTRAL — The public will probably be excluded again this afternoon when the Mayor’s Committee on City Services meets at 5 p.m. this afternoon at City Hall, 13421 Hooper Road, Suite 8.  After the closed door meeting, the committee could make its decision on a City Services contractor. The Central City News was not provided […]

CENTRAL — More than 3,000 people participated in the annual Festival of the Two Rivers this past Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and School on Greenwell Springs Road. The event brought the community together for good food, rides, and entertainment.  It raised money for St. Alphonsus church and school and for […]

CENTRAL —  Friday, May 13, 2011.  Mayor Mac Watts’ Committee on City Services and a room full of spectators heard four contractors vying for Central’s City Services contract make presentations on their companies this morning. But when it came time to ask questions of the contractors, the committee voted unanimously to clear the public from […]

CENTRAL — Four experienced national firms have submitted proposals to provide City Services in the City of Central.  The four are: • Institute for Building Technology & Safety (IBTS) • Severn Trent Services • Central Municipal Services Group, formed by CSRS • CH2MHILL, the current contractor IBTS. For more information on the low bidder, IBTS, […]

CENTRAL — The new Central Community School Board took over the public schools in Central on July 1, 2007.  The first day of class for the new school system was Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. On that morning, the first student to arrive at Central High School was a perky new 9th grader from Texas named […]

CENTRAL — When the bids for Central’s City Services contract were opened last week, the current contractor, CH2MHILL, had the most expensive proposal — $2.7 million higher than the low bidder, IBTS, for the five-year contract. The other two bidders, CSRS and Severn Trent, also had bids lower than CH2MHILL. But the bid documents do […]

CENTRAL — The current master privatization agreement for City Services between the City of Central and CH2MHILL provides details on how the transition will work if a new company is selected for the job. Section 14 of the contract provides that, upon termination of the agreement, both the City and CH2MHILL will work toward a […]

CENTRAL —  A non-profit organization established by the National Governors Association has made an unusual offer to the City of Central: If the organization gets the contract to administer city government in Central, it will return any profits to the taxpayers. The organization was already the low bidder at $16.2 million. The Institute for Building […]

Preston Joseph Marbury Brian and Mandi (Faulk) Marbury of Central are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Preston Joseph. Preston was born Jan. 27, 2011, at 3:48 p.m.  He weighed six pounds, 15.5 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Proud grandparents are Michael and Peggy Faulk and Rusty and Debbie Marbury, all of […]

Joel and Barbara Manuel of Central are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Emily Jayne.  She was welcomed home by her big brother, Elliott. Emily was born March 3, 2011, at Woman’s Hospital.  She weighed five pounds, 15 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Proud grandparents are Kathleen Jandle Natariano of Watson, Sherry […]