Council hears project updates: diversion gates installed, irrigation shut off, Shade Tree Committee changes

Oct 8, 2026

Council received a series of operational updates: the pressurized irrigation system was turned off; the diversion project's gates are installed and functioning as a dam but electrical work remains; Shade Tree Committee elected Vern Fridley chair; gas-company utility work for the bridge project is underway.

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Councilmembers and staff provided updates on multiple projects and committees. Councilmember David Burton confirmed the pressurized irrigation system had been shut off the previous day. Lyle Barton reported on the diversion project, saying "the gates were installed and the structure was functioning as a dam," but that gate actuators, electrical work, and cleanup remained to finish the project. Jeremy Franklin said transformers for electrical work have been ordered and are expected in mid-November or December.

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