Public Work Updates
The Whitewater Common Council met Oct. 1 to discuss updates on construction. In these updates were discussions on the construction happening on Ann and Fremont St. The gravel is completely down on the sides and it is now open to the public to go onto, but on Forest St., the workers found a leak in the water and are adding a new sanitary sewer connecting to Fremont St.
City Manager John Weidl announced that the contractor will be back mid-October to finish the gutting replacements and continue with the pumping station. With that, there will be a delay with the sanitary on Fraternity and Florence until March or April of 2025.
“Staff assisted with the Discover Whitewater series run performed a catch on Basin and stormwater pond maintenance were brushed collection tree trimming,” said Weidl.
CDL is in training and located for utility flowers watering mowing while the banner is being installed and is being removed from water. The crew has started their fall flushing program.
Water Tower Updates
On Aug. 20, the Common Council approved a Nov. 5 ballot regarding the Starin Park Water Tower. But in their Oct. 1 meeting, the City of Whitewater has decommissioned and is no longer part of the water system.
Staff reporter asked if they were asking if the City of Whitewater is using tax dollars to demolish the water tower. More information will be provided at the Nov. 5 council meeting.
The referendum was stated that it was non-binding, which means that it serves as a helping vote to go into depth of public opinions. While it does not need to have a carry legal force, the results are providing important insights to guide the Common Council in making the final decision on whether to preserve or do something else with the historic water tower.
Fire Station Remodel
The City of Whitewater’s Fire Department bunk room and bathroom are under construction for a remodel and then Safe Haven baby box rebids are in action on any of. It was approved to have Strand and Associates design the bunk rooms and the bathroom bathroom remodels downstairs.
“The $54,000 I do believe it is now it’s an increase of $177,000 above what we originally went to to help with the bidding process,” said Chief Kelly Freeman.
With the renovation, this will include a couple of on-site visits during the construction process. It has come down to checking over the engineering and the bathroom model.
Council member Orin Smith approved the strand task order of 23-09 and put it into a packet.
“The designer said that he’s got four, if not five, contractors that are interested in bidding on this process now so things are looking a little bit better,” Freeman added.
Common Council meetings are held every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. For more information about the Common Council, and to view previous meetings and minutes visit the website.