Sheridan Prepares Application for Water Grant

With the approval of the Preliminary Engineering Report funds for Sheridan, the next step for Sheridan is to draw up plans for the overhaul of the water system, including replacement of water mains, meters, valves, a couple of meters that are in basements, as well as an emergency hookup to the Rural Water District west of town. The minimum size will be 6” mains if they are connected to a fire hydrant; the city will use either two or four inch mains for water lines that just supply homes and businesses.
Andy Macias of Snyder Engineering was present at the regular Sheridan City Council Meeting to draw up plans for the city. Mary Jo Riley chaired the meeting in the absence of Mayor Leland Wake. There will be shutoffs so that if there is a leak or a break, the whole system won’t have to be turned off like it has to now. Macias will draw up a preliminary map of where the hydrants could be and the city will get back to him after going over it. Three hydrants that are not serviceable will be replaced.
The city used copper pipes in putting in the water lines last time; Macias said that in some places, the pipes had rotted to the point where the dirt was holding them together and they had to go right up to customers’ homes to get to where there was good pipe.
At one time, the city was going to include improvements to the plant. If something were to happen to the plant, the city would need to get an emergency grant for a solution; Grant City got an emergency grant when the city nearly ran out of water and a beaver dam was the only thing keeping water flowing into the city. Sheridan has quite a few 4” lines on hand, which will save material costs.
Macias will also draw up a preliminary sewer map so that water lines don’t conflict with sewer lines. Water lines must be at least 10 feet away from fewer lines. Macias found a sewer report that Sheridan had done in 1971 when Charlie Findley was still the mayor for the town. Part of the plan will include getting cost estimates for the project; for instance, the price tag for Sheridan hooking up to the Rural Water District was quoted at $105,000 in the past.
The city got a $300 donation from the American Legion as well as some other pledges and donations for the Community Building. Donations are still being taken; over $2,000 has been raised so far. Donations can be sent to either the Sheridan CBC, PO Box 55, Sheridan, MO 64486 or the City of Sheridan, PO Box 235, Sheridan, MO 64486. People can also go to the Great Western Bank and deposit money into the account that has been set up for the building. The city is also looking into putting names on bricks; in Blockton, they did so for $50 each.