The city's board of control approved these contracts and spending items Wednesday:

The city's board of control approved these contracts and spending items Wednesday:
Rejected and will re-advertise for bids to replace waterlines on Glacier Heights and Atkinson avenues. All bids were over the $296,052 estimate.
Added $27,000 in work to phase one of the McGuffey Heights drainage improvement project, bringing the total contract with Foust Construction of Girard to $282,631.
Approved a $5,000 bid by Steel Valley Construction of Warren for emergency replacement of a sewer line at 945 Mabel St.
Approved a $5,000 bid by Steel Valley Construction for emergency replacement of a sewer line at 1125 Ravenna Ave.
Approved a $4,720 bid by A. White Contractor of Youngstown for emergency replacement of a sewer line at 1649 Bryson St.
Waived building permit and tap-in fees for Northside Service System on Wick Avenue, which is renovating a building for a T-shirt printing business and other operations.
Approved a streetlight at 4321 Southern Blvd.
Approved an easement with Ohio Edison for installation of transformers for the reconstruction of Federal Street.
Approved an easement with Ohio Edison for underground electrical facilities to service the downtown arena project.