Oakesdale to fix loose library bricks

Loose bricks on top of the library building have become a problem to be addressed in Oakesdale.

The town roped off the inner sidewalk along the front two sides of the building in May and has been looking for a contractor to perform the repair.

“It’s an old building. There comes a time when things are loosening up a little bit,” said Mayor Dennis Palmer.

A contractor came to look in June and he proved too expensive for the city, said Palmer.

The mayor indicated that the project is expected to cost less then $7,000, keeping under the Oakesdale’s small works roster limit. Anything more than $7,000 will require formal bidding.

On Monday, a contractor from Newport, Truitt Contracting, is due to come look at the building, said Palmer.

“We’re going to take care of it,” the mayor said.