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City awards $34,500 study change order to analyze Eaton tile drain options ahead of potential county drain petition
Summary
Council authorized a $34,500 contract amendment (total encumbered $40,000 including 15% contingency) with Spicer Group to expand survey and feasibility work on the Eaton tile watershed to evaluate upsizing or relief alternatives; staff said a county drain project with special assessment may be required.
Monroe City Council on Monday approved a change order that expands the scope of professional services for an engineering study of the Eaton tile drain watershed — an aging drainage system staff said was likely undersized for current sump‑pump and storm needs.
Director Patrick Lewis, engineering and public services, told council the Eaton tile originated as a farm tile and is roughly 20 inches in diameter while the neighborhood now drains into it with sump pumps, newer basements and additional impervious area. Early Spicer Group work indicated…
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