Stan Wolff of the USDA and Geri Dearmont of the Northwest Regional Council were present at the Sheridan City Council Meeting Monday to close out the $1.3 million water line project. They presented closeout paperwork for the council to sign.
For the repayment of the $243,000 bond portion of the project, the city will pay $909 a month starting December 5th via automatic debit. The city will set up two reserve accounts at the banks, in which they will deposit $91 each month. This will create a reserve fund to be used if the city runs out of money, or it can be used to pay off the bond early. All of the bond money has been spent on the project. Around $3,046 that was left over from the construction account will be placed in one of those funds. The cost of the project came in under estimates.
The city will be audited, because it spent over $750,000 in federal funds on the project. The USDA grant portion of the project will pay for the cost of the audit. The city will also undergo a vulnerability assessment and put together an emergency response plan.
Before the $1.3 million project, the city was experiencing major water loss. Water Superintendent Barry Lyle will check to see how much water loss there is.
The $500,000 Community Development Block Grant portion of the project will be spent up once the city pays the Regional Council its portion. The city will keep the old plant as an emergency resource.
The city has had some meter issues regarding programming. The city will get ten full-blown meter sets in case more customers sign onto city water.
The city has winterized the bathrooms for the year. Discussion was held on new toilets, possibly stainless steel, for next year.
Lyle reported that he had flushed hydrants. The city’s insurance rating went down from a 9 to a 7 with the completion of the project, since there are new fire hydrants to serve the city. That will mean that home insurance rates will be lowered for residents.
Council members got reports of a vicious German Shepherd that attacked a kid who was riding his bike on city streets. There were reports of a brown dog running loose and two other dogs running around as well. There were other complaints regarding barking dogs as well as one owner who had too many dogs; city ordinances require residents to have no more than three. Grant City also limits residents to three dogs.
The council authorized Lyle to shut off one customer who hadn’t paid their water bill.
Filing dates were set for city council seats. Next year, the seats of Ruby Allee and Butch Thomas will be up for election. Filing will take place from December 11th to January 15th.
The council got complaints that someone who was in the horse show in September rode their horse along the sidewalks and in the park and left manure. There were also complaints about campers that were parked along the west edge of the park that had been there since September.
There were positive comments about the new playground set in the park. The city will set it in cement in spring.
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