The Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously at its Feb. 24 meeting not to make a final payment to Bricco Construction until Main Street Flowers is paid for damages by the contractor.
At the Feb. 24 meeting, Ron Vesche represented Main Street Flowers asking how long he had to wait to be satisfied for damages incurred by the DDA’s contractor last October, during the water main project.
He said Bricco required him to get estimates, which he did. Then, he sent requested paperwork to Bricco on Feb. 5 and now they are asking for copies.
Dave Vallier of Spicer Engineers said he talked to Dino of Bricco and Bricco has to send estimates to its insurance company. Vallier said he got a verbal estimate from a vendor on the damage to the awnings, but Bricco needs it in writing by the end of the week.
DDA chairman Kerreen Conley said the DDA won’t make a final payment to Bricco until Main Street Flowers is satisfied and everything is complete.
Dr. Bryan Loranger, a fire fighter who was being paged from the meeting, paused in the doorway and asked if the DDA would pass a motion saying that.
DDA member Mike Colletta asked if Loranger didn’t trust the DDA and then didn’t pursue that thought and made a motion to withhold payment to Bricco until the Vesches are paid and satisfied.
Ken Voigt seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.
In October, a Bricco employee knocked a streetlight into the front of Main Street Flowers, damaging the awning and parts of the door and window. The streetlight has yet to be replaced.