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Council ratifies multiple emergency repairs and purchases for utilities, airport and public safety

5437584 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

Council ratified emergency contracts and payments to address accumulated construction debris hauling, water‑main repairs, dispatch air‑conditioning, airport taxiway lighting and portable cooling equipment — several items funded from operating budgets, ETSB or grants.

The City Council ratified several emergency purchases and time‑and‑material agreements to address urgent infrastructure and public‑safety needs.

Fisher Excavating — construction debris hauling: staff said city crews had accumulated roughly 18 months of commingled construction materials and needed an emergency time‑and‑material agreement to move 2,700 cubic yards (about 230 loads). City staff reported the hauling cost totaled about $21,000 and asked the council to ratify the action.

Fisher Excavating — Galena Avenue water‑main repair: staff described a difficult water‑main break near the Lincoln Mall/McDonald’s entrance that required specialized cutting beneath full‑depth concrete.…

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