Manhattan board approves $8.3 million well project, $365,496 water main, equipment purchase, fireworks contract and hires finance director

The Village of Manhattan Village Board on Jan. 21 voted to award construction contracts for a new Well 7 radium-removal and water treatment facility and for a 12-inch water main extension, approved several equipment and event contracts and authorized hiring a new finance director.

The measures won unanimous roll-call approval from board members Neighbors, Young, Dilling, Beamsterboer and Doyle.

The measures matter because they commit the village to major capital work and near-term operating costs: the well and treatment facility is the largest single item and will require additional construction oversight and continued grant support, while the water-main work will extend service and add system features such as hydrants and valve vaults.

The board approved five formal items during the new-business portion of the meeting:

Votes at a glance

- Well 7 rehabilitation and water treatment facility — Approved. The board awarded the construction contract to Visering Construction Company for $8,315,000. The project includes a new building, radium-reduction systems, a new pump and related site work and demolition…