Council authorizes engineering work for E. Middle Street drainage after six-figure estimate
Jun 4, 2026
Council instructed the fiscal officer to issue a purchase order for engineering on the north side of E. Middle Street after staff presented a $312,000 estimate for curb, gutter, catch basins and storm sewer; completing the south side would add about $100,000. Staff will seek grant funding if finances permit.
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Council discussed a long-running drainage problem on E. Middle Street and reviewed two design and cost scenarios. Fiscal Officer Gary Harris told council that installing curb, gutter, catch basins and storm sewer on the north side from Reed Court to 241 E. Middle Street would cost about $312,000; doing the south side at the same time would add approximately $100,000.
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