Owen City Council Discusses Colman Street Project
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 -- 7:09 AM
-The Owen City Council discussed the Colman Street sanitary sewer replacement project at their meeting last week.Brian Chapman, of Cedar Corporation, reported to the council the current bids for the Colman Street Project came in way too high. He felt if they could avoid the storm sewer and the railroad, they could save the city a lot of money. Of course, this would entail putting it out to bid again. The council approved rejecting all current bids for the Colman St project, advertising for a re-bid minus the railroad and county road access and granting Cedar Corp an additional $1,500 to cover the added expense. The council also heard the Community Development Authority’s Report. Tim Swiggum reported that Heartland financing has begun and the second round of groundwater testing has also commenced.
This will put the city one step closer to obtaining their environmental insurance-VPLE, for the Heartland project. He also reported the Annual Business Expo was held April 6th at the Old School and it was a huge success with over 45 booths and more than 600 visitors. The Downtown Revitalization Committee will be sponsoring a Street Dance on July 20th. This is also the date of the ‘All Class Reunion’ and the celebration of Mauel’s Dairy being in business 100 years. Finally, he stated the Community Guide Ad is completed and the Trail Grant contract is signed.
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