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Council hears plan to phase West End sewer replacement; staff recommends committee review and grant applications
Summary
City engineering staff presented preliminary plans to replace aging sanitary sewer in the West End, recommended referring a Phase 1 to committee, and discussed pursuing CDBG and Ohio Public Works Commission funds while noting technical challenges and the need for significant grant support.
City engineering staff updated the Mount Vernon City Council on preliminary plans to replace portions of the West End sanitary sewer and recommended referring the project to a council committee to define a Phase 1 scope.
"My recommendation is to refer this to committee to make a decision on what is Phase 1," the staff presenter said, asking council members to assemble a committee and allow the city’s engineering team to return with recommended limits for the first construction phase.
Staff described the system as "extremely flat," with sections that pond and in one area actually spill due to negative slope. The presentation said work north…
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