Selma City council members addressed plans of moving forward with the city’s marina project during the Selma City Council meeting Tuesday.

Members of the recreational committee, which includes Selma City Ward 5 councilman Sam Randolph, Ward 3 councilman Greg Bjelke and Ward 1 councilman Tommy Atchison, gave a report to the council on a meeting held earlier in the day.

Randolph said the group discussed the miscellaneous costs for the project with furniture and kitchen equipment to be financed through contractors Gordon McLendon and David Pearce Jr.

“Mainly we talked about updates on the city marina, we talked about the cost of the kitchen and we talked about the city money that the city will put up on the building,” Randolph said. “The building and the kitchen and equipment will become city property.”

Randolph said more than $95,000 of the city’s 2010 bond money has been allocated for the project. Two buildings, which will be able to house 70 to 80 people, will be a part of the marina and will be able to float in case of flooding. The marina’s kitchen will also be mobile. Selma Mayor George Evans will look into the details of the cost of the septic tank, sewer and gas installations.

The group, Atchison said, has met on several occasions and he said everyone is on board with expediting the process.

“I think the consensus has to be that we’re all on board and ready to get this thing going,” Atchison said. “We’re tired of waiting around … we’re all on the same page.”

All but one council member voted to approve the contractual agreement with the contractors and finalize minor terms of the lease. Ward 7 councilwoman Bennie Ruth Crenshaw did not vote because she believed the committee is acting “haphazardly.”

Randolph plans to bring the finalized lease to the council to vote on at a future meeting. The committee plans to make final revisions to the lease this week.

Ward 2 council member Susan Keith believes the marina is ideal for the upcoming boating season.

“I think it’s real important to reassure people … for this particular subject tonight,” Keith said. “A lot of people are waiting on this … it’s real important we keep going with this as quickly as possible.”

Neighborhood road construction was also discussed during Tuesday’s meeting. Evans said beginning Wednesday, Green and Franklin streets will be closed for sidewalk construction and plan to be completed by the weekend. Marie Foster will also have asphalt work completed by Wednesday.