Lawrence City utility board approves surplus-property resolution and four sewer-account adjustments totaling $3,118.86

Lawrence City Utility Board members voted to approve Resolution No. 2-2025 declaring certain utility property surplus and authorizing disposal, and they approved four sanitary sewer account adjustments totaling $3,118.86 during their March 13, 2025, meeting. The board also heard that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked for follow-up information on the city’s sanitary sewer overflow corrective action plan.

The actions followed a report from the utility representative, who told the board the items listed in the resolution had “reached their end of their useful life” and were not worth repairing. The representative said the utility had received a response from the Environmental Protection Agency with five questions about the corrective action plan the city submitted on Jan. 30 and that engineering consultant America’s Structure Point and Powers Engineering was preparing a response to meet the EPA’s 30‑day request. The representative also said advertisements for requests for bids related to the 70 First Street low-station basin rehabilitation project would run in mid‑March and on the subsequent advertised date as part of project procurement.

The board approved four customer sanitary sewer adjustments after staff reported each reflected leaks that have since been repaired and consumption had returned to normal. The adjustments approved were: $1,242.63 for 7385 Twin Peaks Drive (three months’ consumption, service‑line leak); $683.58 for 4620 Normal Avenue (service‑line leak); $479.81 for 6807 East 50 Second Street (leak in pit); and $712.84 for 12138 Old Orchard Drive (spigot leak). The four adjustments total $3,118.86.

All motions on the agenda — including acceptance of prior meeting minutes and claims, approval of Resolution No. 2-2025, the four account adjustments, and adjournment — were moved, seconded and passed by voice vote. The meeting record shows voice approval for each item with no recorded dissent or abstentions.

Board members asked no substantive follow-up questions during the report and accepted staff recommendations on the adjustments. The utility representative noted the engineering consultant was finalizing materials to respond to the EPA and said the board would be kept informed as the basin rehabilitation procurement progresses.

Votes at a glance: the board approved Resolution No. 2-2025 (declare surplus/authorize disposal); approved sanitary sewer adjustments of $1,242.63 (7385 Twin Peaks Drive), $683.58 (4620 Normal Avenue), $479.81 (6807 East 50 Second Street) and $712.84 (12138 Old Orchard Drive); and approved minutes and claims as presented. All passed by voice vote.