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Council approves street and trail task orders, airport leases and local plans; residents urge budget transparency
Summary
The Morris City Council voted to authorize engineering task orders for street reconstruction and trail rehabilitation, approved airport land and farmland leases, accepted an Emerald Ash Borer response plan, and approved tourism marketing and park band‑shell painting; several residents used public comment to press for clearer budgeting and transparency.
Morris City Council members approved several resolutions and administrative actions covering public‑works projects, airport leases, local planning and community events.
Infrastructure: City staff and consultant presentations led to approval of two task orders. Ryan, a city staff member, described task order No. 4 as ‘‘the full reconstruction of 5th, 4th, And 3rd Street between Columbia and College,’’ and said the work will include pre‑televising sanitary lines to locate service connections ahead of excavation. The council approved the resolution authorizing task order 4; the project would proceed through the city’s local assessment process and coordinate timing with planned HRA apartment construction.
Task order No. 5 covers trail rehabilitation funded through Transportation Alternatives (state/grant) and a state aid project number. Ryan told the council the work will reclaim roughly "4 some miles" of trail, add…
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