Council approves West Seventh reconstruction, continues Germania Park and Woodshire hearings after public comment

The Mankato City Council on Jan. 13 approved the feasibility report and declared costs for capital improvement project 11078, West Seventh Street, and continued public hearings for Germania Park Phase 5 (11114) to March 10 and Woodshire Drive (11120) to Feb. 10.

Staff presented all three feasibility reports and recommended proceeding with West Seventh Street and postponing the Germania Park Phase 5 hearing so staff could resolve two recently raised issues. Alec Petes, a city staff member who presented the projects, told the council the Germania Park Phase 5 project should be continued “so that this item can be further resolved,” and that staff had received a letter the morning of the meeting that changed some earlier support for the work.

The West Seventh Street project covers two blocks southwest of West High School and a few blocks south of Highway 169. The proposed work includes sanitary sewer and water-main replacement and full street reconstruction; sidewalks would generally be replaced where they already exist. Staff estimated the construction subtotal at about $1,020,000 and total project costs near $1.3 million when including contingencies,…