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Projects & Construction Begin Again
After a long and snowy winter, the warm weather has finally moved in which allows new construction to begin or continue.
West 6th Street from Westland Ave out to the City Disposal Site is now paved which makes accessing the community gardens, dog park, and archery range a lot smoother. From the City Disposal Site to Kasan Ave is one mile, and from Kasan Ave to Caspian Ave is one mile, making 6th Street a nice two-mile paved road to walk, run, or bike on.
Painting on the new water tower tank has finally begun. The progress we are at right now is where we were supposed to be one year ago before the derecho bent the steel of the water tank out of place. With supply chain disruptions and worker shortages across the country, the derecho made a serious dent in the timeline of constructing the new water tower with having to rebuild the tank. If all goes to plan, the new water tower will be all painted by the end of June and jacked up to the top to be placed after the 4th of July. The water tower will be fully operational this fall. Weather, crew availability, and prompt delivery of supplies will impact the schedule to completion.
Currently, two new wells are being constructed southwest and down the road from the community gardens. These wells will add more gallons per minute pumped to keep up with demand during our peak usage in the summer. This is another project where supply chain disruptions may impact its completion. The hope is to have the wells operational by mid-summer.
Later this year, a 69kV electric transmission line will be installed to connect our east and west substations. You can find more information about the pathway for the transmission line, and its benefits of constructing, on our homepage of our website.
Have a great beginning of summer!
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