Council hears brief water tower update; staff answers finance questions on two vendor purchases

Council members received a brief status update on the town water tower project during the consent-agenda discussion and raised a procurement question about two purchases recorded the same day. A council member asked whether the water tower project remained on schedule; a public works staff member identified as Greg said the contractor is preparing the roof coating, installing a mixer and reconnecting the pipelines, after which the tank will be filled, tested and turned online. Staff said the contractor expected an October 15 target date to return the system to service. During the same consent-agenda discussion, a council member flagged two purchases from Dawson Infrastructure Solutions and DiggingOne recorded on the same day and assigned to the same general ledger account with no visible work order. A finance staff member (identified in the transcript as Ralph) asked for clarification. Staff said the purchases were split between water and sewer budgets and that this explained the duplicate entry; no work-order detail was visible in the consent packet reviewed at the meeting. The council approved the consent agenda as amended earlier in the meeting. No further action or vote specifically addressing the Dawson Infrastructure purchases or the water tower schedule was recorded in the transcript.