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Rathdrum staff report progress on city hall, Main Street revitalization and water‑system monitoring
Summary
City staff updated council on the city hall project (steel scheduling, enclosure target next fall), Main Street CDBG revitalization (phased demolition underway), and ongoing water‑system monitoring in Brookshire that showed preliminary pressure drops to about 35 psi during morning peak usage; consultant modeling and proposed Lancaster waterline extension are underway.
City staff gave a multi‑part infrastructure update that covered the city hall project, the start of Main Street downtown revitalization under a CDBG contract, and ongoing work on the water master plan and pressure monitoring.
The city administrator said staff expect remaining application and plat items to be submitted and noted the project team is working through design details. Staff estimated the steel package for the new city hall would likely arrive in April or May next year; if that schedule holds the building should be fully enclosed by next fall with interior work to follow.
Public Works reported construction kickoff for the downtown Main Street CDBG project with demolition beginning at the northeast corner of McCartney and Main Street. Staff told the council the contract is phased and each phase has its own 30‑day window; businesses and residents were informed and staff will coordinate signage and access to limit disruption.
On water, Public Works and consultants (JUB) are collecting pressure data in Brookshire and Corbin Crossing. Staff described preliminary monitoring that showed transient morning pressure drops — staff said readings reached the mid‑30s (around 35 psi) during peak usage but recovered quickly; duration of the dips was not determined in the data discussed. Staff said consultant modeling is ongoing and preliminary results are expected by winter or spring; the water master‑plan contract period was referenced as approximately 12 months. Staff also described a proposed waterline extension from Highway 41 to North Idaho College on Lancaster Road to increase redundancy and looping for the distribution system.
Councilmembers asked for an ETA on modeling results and were told staff will meet next week with the consultant; staff emphasized that modeling outputs and final recommendations will follow the consultant’s analysis.
Key quote: "We're seeing it get to right at 35 in that range at the very lowest...it does recover very, very quickly," said Public Works staff while describing preliminary pressure monitoring.
