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Riverview approves $225,774 gas-well drilling contract as residents press for continued landfill oversight
Summary
The Riverview City Council awarded a $215,022.48 contract (plus 5% contingency) to DNR Earthmoving for gas-collection well drilling and control work and faced public comment pressing to retain landfill oversight after council members said committee meetings had been cancelled.
Riverview — The Riverview City Council voted unanimously April 21 to award a bid for gas collection and control well drilling to DNR Earthmoving for $215,022.48, with a 5% contingency that brings the total to $225,773.60.
The item, identified on the agenda as a spring 2025 gas-collection and control systems well-drilling construction project, drew public comment and council discussion about whether routine landfill matters should continue to be vetted by a dedicated landfill committee or addressed in full council study sessions.
Resident Ken Keilman urged the council to keep the landfill committee in place, saying the panel provided “access to important…
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