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Contractor to begin street work Monday; water plant to go offline for sludge removal, Merkley funds to inform intertie study
Summary
Public works said Pacific North will begin work Monday on East Main moving to West Third; the water plant will be offline about eight hours for sludge removal.
Public works staff said Pacific North will begin work starting on East Main and proceed toward West Third on Monday. Staff said residents on those streets will receive notifications about access restrictions and that fire‑department lanes will be kept open.
Public works reported an upcoming eight‑hour outage to take the water plant offline for sludge removal and related maintenance on valves and chemical intake equipment. Staff said the work is intended to remove settled particulates and inspect the plant’s return systems.
Staff discussed how the city would use federal congressional “Merkley” funds to support a high‑level study of a possible water intertie with McMinnville (staff also mentioned Hillsboro as an alternate comparison). An estimate for a related impound project was described as “around 3.5 million dollars”; staff said the Merkley funds would provide a high‑level scope to inform next steps and the water advisory committee’s recommendations.
Other project notes included a planned catch basin along Balm off First Street to control surface groundwater, storm‑system drafting on Fort Cedar Street, and an 80‑linear‑foot street improvement on South Hemlock Street. Public works also reported that Kyle Adams, the water/wastewater plant operator, completed wastewater certification.
Staff asked residents to expect possible service interruptions on affected roads during construction and to consult the city website for a traffic control plan and project phases.
