Council moving forward on west water tower

The State of Minnesota awarded Waseca a $1,000,000 bond to begin work related to the West Water Tower. The State of Minnesota also awarded an $8,900,000 bond to continue work related to Inflow and Infiltration and reconstruction of the Nelson Lift Station on 13th Avenue northwest. The council will convene at 6 p.m. the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 10,  in the Waseca City Council Chambers to review the election returns, verify the results, and formally declare the candidates elected to municipal offices.

 

Mayor Randy Zimmerman, Ward 1 councilman Jeremy Conrath, Ward 2 councilman James Ebertowski, and Ward 3 councilman Daren Arndt were all running unopposed.

 

Alyssa Rands, Waseca Human Resources Coordinator since July, gave a staffing update. Brian Svoboda and Keith Gedicke were hired for seasonal city maintenance. New on call Waseca Fire Fighters are Riley Lynch, Zach Pechacek and Michael Sexton. There were 46 election judges for the recent election.   

 

City engineer Nate Willey summarized the status of work on phase 1 of the Clearwater Preserve subdivision. He stated that work originally slated to be complete by Sept. 25 is now expected to be finished by the end of November. Watermain, curbs and gutters, sewer, and stormwater management are complete. Councilman Gary Conrath asked about the streetside curbs, which are a higher curb and cannot be safely driven over. He was under the impression those types of curbs weren’t to be used anymore. Willey said those are easiest to remove for new driveways.

 

Council members were informed erosion has occurred around a set of three culvert pipes which pass under Highway 13 in the vicinity of Walmart. Highway 13 will need to be closed for about two weeks next summer when a construction project will replace the three pipes with a single pipe. The intent is that the work will be complete before fall. Jeremy Conrath expressed concern that the closure should not coincide with the start of school.