Over $800 Donations Received for Sheridan Community Building

At least $800 in donations were received for the Sheridan Community Building since last month. There are now $1,316 in actual cash donations received as well as many other pledges that have been made. The Community Building Restoration Fund received donations from John and Margaret Nelson as well as the Marion Scott Family as well as smaller donations. In addition, Mary Jo Riley of the CBC announced that the Sheridan CBC will turn over $1,300 in unused funds from the Park Restoration Fund that had been sitting there for the last few years to the Community Building Fund. The CBC is also planning to have monthly fundraisers as well to raise more funds for the building. The city and the CBC are still taking donations for the project; donations can be sent to either the Sheridan CBC, PO Box 55, Sheridan, MO 64456 or the City of Sheridan, PO Box 235, Sheridan, MO 64456. Checks should be made payable to the Sheridan Community Building Fund. The building will be either 40x80 or 60x80.
The city is finally moving on the Water Project for the whole city. The city can apply for up to $500,000 in grant money or loan money and is currently waiting on the Preliminary Engineering Report from Snyder and Associates before proceeding. Representatives from Snyder were in town last week. Sheridan is currently close to the 2% median that is required for applying for these programs. Bigger water lines and more hydrants for the fire department could mean lower insurance rates for the community.
One of the challenges for the project will be managing it so that water and sewer lines don’t come into contact. They have to be 18” apart if they intersect. The goal is to prevent from moving water lines after they have already been put in. The city cannot do water and sewer together like some communities in the area had done before because the state won’t let them; the state determined several years ago that the cost was too high.
Currently, the city has a good water supply; however, the main challenges will be upgrading the plant and replacing David Parman when he retires; the city does not yet have anyone lined up to replace him as water operator. A lot of people still come to Sheridan to haul water despite the establishment of the Rural Water District west of town.
The motor froze on one of the water lines. The city got a bad check on one of their water lines; Parman plans to shut the customer off.