Owen City Council Hears Several Reports
Friday, May 17th, 2019 -- 10:53 AM
-The Owen City Council heard several reports at their meeting on Tuesday.The council heard the Treasurer’s Report. They also heard the Public Works Report. Public Works has been doing ‘spring cleanup’. Now that the road bans are off, the city can haul in gravel and are grading alleys. A new pump had to be installed in Lift Station #4 and Dale Parker has been hired to mow lawns. The council also heard an update on the 2019 Street Renovation Project. It was explained that the roads in question, from W. North Street to S. 5th Ave, are fairly stable. The problem is the roads are deteriorating rapidly because the black top itself is so broken up moisture is seeping in. The council approved borrowing the money for the Street Renovation Project so long as they can secure the loan at less than 5% interest. The council also heard an update on the Colman Street Sanitary Sewer Replace Project.
Brian Chapman, of Cedar Corporation, recommended awarding the bid for the Colman Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project to Frances Melvin Company out of Medford with a bid of $52,343.50. The City engineers had estimated the project at $55,000. Haas was $600 more and it went up from there. The council approved the recommendation by Cedar Corp to award the bid for the Colman Street Project to Frances Melvin Company for $52,353.50. Finally, during the public opition portion of the meeting, a resident had an inquiry as to whether or not Owen was going to be purchasing all of their water from Withee. It was stated the water study is about 60% complete and, when finished, a recommendation will be made.
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