Public Works Report at Owen City Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 -- 11:01 AM
-The Owen City Council heard the Public Works Report at their meeting on Tuesday of last week.Owen, like all cities in Clark County, has asked residents to continually run a pencil lead sized stream of water to help fight freezing pipes. Owen?s Public Works Director, Gary Smith, reported that water laterals continue freezing up for some residents. Presently, there are two water customers that public works is unable to thaw.
Also, the Department is working at getting the alleys and streets cleared of snow and the question was raised if someone from Public Works was on call every weekend?
Andrew Schade and Patrick Pfeffer reported they have discolored water and had it tested finding out the iron content is very high. They both brought in a bottle of water to prove their point. Gary responded that when the fire department uses a hydrant in town, the flow of water stirs up the sediment in the water mains and it usually takes a day for the water to clear up.
The council also approved a Seller?s Permit to the Panda Garden-Catering and their weekly fees will be $45.00. All necessary forms were completed and returned and the Chief of Police also approved back ground checks.
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