The county has expressed interest in putting the American Flag back on top of the Courthouse. In order to do so, the county will have to rent a bucket truck from St. Joseph that would cost $1,500. The county was asking if the city would donate money. This was tabled until the October meeting.
Public Works Director Carl Staton answered questions about the water tower issue with the Chloramine. The city does not have bids on the project, but is looking into other options. The city is looking into putting in a four inch pipe from the water tower to High Street to help with the numbers. The city has been mowing, fixing pot holes, and patching roads. The city will need $10,000 to $12,000 in cold mix for the roads.
Previously, the city had tabled a permit for a carport for James Kerwin Sr. At Wednesday’s meeting, the city agreed to approve the permit provided that the carport is moved in case the city needs to do work on the city’s right of way.
The pool has been drained for the year. The city has been flushing water lines around town.
Emily Wicoff from Snyder & Associates came to the meeting to update the city on the wastewater project. The preliminary design is being looked at, and the city signed a letter of intent to meet conditions of the preliminary design. The city also voted to authorize proceeding with the design form. The project will be discussed further at the October meeting.
The new gas pickup for the city came in, and it was taken into Kansas City to get the bed put in.
Midwest Data called, and advised that the city’s Windows 7 computers will no longer work. If the computer drive will not update, the city will have to get new computers compatible with Windows 10.
The city went into closed session following their regular meeting. No action was taken.
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