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Greenville project updates: solids-handling ahead of schedule; transit to accept credit cards via Stripe
Summary
Safety and service staff reported the solids-handling project is ahead of schedule and likely under the $1.6 million engineering/oversight estimate, waterline and sidewalk work is progressing, transit will add credit-card payments through Via/Stripe (fees passed to cardholders), and Schweitzer Street right-of-way work will proceed under contract.
The Safety and Service Director reported several operational and capital updates to the Greenville City Council. The solids-handling portion of a wastewater project is running ahead of schedule; the engineering and oversight contract with Jones and Henry carried an approximate budget of $1,600,000 and staff said they expect to spend roughly two-thirds of that figure on engineering and oversight. "They're so far ahead of schedule," the director said, adding that testing and running wastewater through the presses could begin as early as May.
Work on the city's water tower is at foundation and site-preparation stages, and crews continue waterline replacements on Chippewa, Marion Drive and Green Street; staff expects Green Street work to be finished in the coming weeks with paving to follow later in summer. Sidewalk phase 3 is complete and invoices will go out Feb. 1; phase 4 is scheduled following coordination with lead-line projects.
On transit operations, the city will switch fare software to the Via app and contract with Stripe to process credit-card payments. Staff explained transaction costs ("2.5% plus 30¢ for every transaction") will be passed through to the cardholder; cash payments will remain accepted.
The council also authorized contracting with Dennis A. Zuccardi & Associates LLC for right-of-way work related to the Schweitzer Street project, which staff said keeps the project on schedule and aligns with federal and ODOT funding requirements. Council discussion included signal timing issues at Grama and Edison/Martin attributed to construction loops and a retiming performed that day.
