Wheeler moves ahead on waterfront restroom loan, habitat assessment and summer waterline work

Wheeler city staff told the City Council on Jan. 21 that the waterfront restroom project will move forward to a formal loan application to Business Oregon for $60,000, but a habitat assessment must be completed first, delaying construction until that report is finished.

Phil Cheick, the city’s public works director, submitted the written public‑works report and said the city will borrow $60,000 from Business Oregon’s Special Public Works fund to cover remaining costs. He told council members the habitat assessment is expected to cost about $5,000 and be completed by mid‑February; if that schedule…