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City Manager reports $1.5M emergency wastewater repair, Fifth and Elm project progressing
Summary
City Manager Ray Wright told commissioners the city is undertaking a $1,500,000 emergency repair to wastewater lines under US 181 along Broadway serving the east side of town and that the Fifth and Elm development is under construction and expected to open next summer.
Ray Wright, the city manager, told the Portland Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 10 that the city is carrying out an emergency repair to wastewater lines under U.S. 181 along Broadway, a project he described as a $1,500,000 emergency project that serves much of the east side of town.
"It's $1,500,000 emergency project," Wright said, adding that such projects are typically unbudgeted and require the city to "scramble" to get work started. He said the city was "right in the middle of getting that done."
Wright also gave an update on the Fifth and Elm construction, saying the project "is really taking shape" and that the city expects to open the venue by the end of next summer. He reminded commissioners about the city employee and volunteer luncheon later in the week.
Wright characterized the parade and tree-lighting events as unusually well-attended, saying the parade had about 70 units and was the largest Christmas parade the city has hosted in recent memory. No questions or policy directions were recorded in the transcript related to the emergency repair; staff follow-up or funding adjustments were not specified during the meeting.
The transcript records Mr. Wright as the speaker for this report and provides the financial figure and schedule details quoted above.
