Altoona council approves site plans for new water treatment plant and Well No. 5; consent agenda includes pay apps

Altoona — Altoona City Council on Dec. 1 approved a site plan for a proposed 24,252-square-foot water treatment plant and separately approved a site plan for Altoona Well No. 5, and approved consent agenda items including two pay applications covering municipal projects.

Community Development Director John Shaw described the water treatment plant as a "24,252 square feet water treatment plant on an 8.33 acre parcel of land." Councilmember Duer moved approval of the water treatment plant site plan; the council approved the motion 4-0. John Shaw also described the proposed Well No. 5 at 1112 1st Street E, north of the Sam Wise softball fields; Councilmember Mertz moved approval and the council approved 4-0.

The consent agenda included Pay App #1 to Jasper Construction for Townsend Park Watershed Improvements-Phase 2 in the amount of $164,739.50 and Pay App #5 to Sternquist Construction for 9th Street NE Reconstruction Project-Phase 2B in the amount of $357,424.06. Council approved the consent agenda and a set of related resolutions, and set two public hearings for Dec. 15 on water-system construction projects (Jordan Well #5 project and Adventureland Drive Water Transmission Main Project).

Why it matters: The water treatment plant and additional well are municipal water-system investments that affect service capacity and infrastructure maintenance. The pay applications reflect ongoing capital work in the city.

Next steps: The council set public hearings on related water-system construction projects for Dec. 15. The transcript does not provide project budgets beyond the listed pay-app amounts or specific funding sources for the water projects.

Sources: Community Development Director John Shaw; Council roll-call records; consent agenda listings.