Council approves series of contracts, plats and budget amendments; votes at a glance

The New Richmond City Council on an evening agenda voted unanimously on a series of items including a consultant study for a water main at the airport, rezoning and subdivision approvals for Rich River Trails, several public-works contracts and an amended 2024 budget.

Councilors approved a proposal to authorize a water-main study at the airport by consulting firm SCH and moved to begin the work this spring, with completion expected later in the summer. The council also approved rezoning and a preliminary and final plat for the Rich River Trails First Addition, authorizing 28 single‑family lots and recording dedications of right-of-way for three streets.

The council awarded several public-works contracts: contracted pole replacements to Push Incorporated (not-to-exceed $50,000), a three-phase transformer purchase for school projects (RESCO/ERCO transformers, $43,008.34), a pickup truck replacement to Johnson Ford ($44,489), cured‑in‑place sewer lining to VISISU Sewer (approximately $86,943), and authorized purchase and bidding actions for programmable logic controllers and fiber‑optic installation to support…