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Nehalem Council adopts water projects as top priorities for 2025-26 fiscal year
Summary
At a Feb. 18 work session, the Nehalem City Council and staff reviewed city goals and agreed to prioritize water infrastructure for fiscal year 2025-2026, citing completion of the Anderson Creek project and plans for a 13th Street booster pump, meter replacements and a second reservoir cover.
The Nehalem City Council on Feb. 18, 2025 reached consensus to prioritize several water infrastructure projects for the 2025-2026 fiscal year during a work session held in person and by Zoom.
Mayor Phil Chick invited City Manager Lori Longfellow and city staff to review the goals list line by line; Longfellow and staff presented the prioritized items and the council agreed to the proposals, according to the meeting minutes. The council members present were Hilary Howell, Dave Cram, Doug Larzelier and Kristina Quintana.
The council's prioritized water items include: Anderson Creek (noted as finished in fiscal year 2024-2025); installation of a booster pump on 13th Street; a program of water meter replacements; and a second reservoir cover (Reservoir Cover #2). Public Works Director Brian Moore and Maintenance Specialist Chuck Mumm were listed among staff participating in the review.
The minutes state the list was reviewed "line-by-line" and that the council had "a consensus on the following list of prioritized projects and goals for the 2025-2026 fiscal year." The minutes do not record a formal motion or vote on the list, nor do they specify funding sources, timelines, or next procedural steps for each project.
The work session record indicates the meeting was intended to guide the city's 2025-2026 priorities rather than to enact specific contracts or appropriations; the minutes do not show any formal votes or ordinance readings related to the water items. Additional details on budget allocations, project schedules, or required external approvals were not specified in the minutes.
City staff and council members will include these priorities in upcoming planning and budget work for the next fiscal year, per the meeting's purpose as recorded; the minutes do not state exact dates for subsequent actions.
