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Washington council authorizes downtown mill-and-overlay, OKs Candlewood repairs and short-term rental permit
Summary
The council unanimously authorized up to $140,000 to mill and overlay the downtown square (including sidewalk repairs), approved an amended $550,000 motor fuel tax resolution for Candlewood repairs, rescinded a prior nuisance-abatement resolution, and approved a short-term rental special use at 301 South Main Street.
The Washington City Council on Sept. 2 unanimously approved several infrastructure and land-use actions, including a downtown mill-and-overlay purchase authorization, an amended motor-fuel-tax resolution for Candlewood repairs and a special-use permit for a short-term rental.
Interim City Administrator Carr told the council that IDOT offered to mill and overlay areas around the Business 24 resurfacing project and that the contractor quoted a price of $103,975.34 for the repave and $12,021.29 for thermoplastic striping. "So that's currently sitting right about a $116,000," Carr said and recommended authorization up to $125,000 to allow for contract adjustments. Council members asked staff to include replacement of cracked stamped-brick sidewalk at two corners, which Carr estimated would add about $15,000. The council approved an amended purchase authorization of up to $140,000 to have UCM mill and overlay the rest of the square and restripe parking (motion by Alderson Smith; second by Alderson Sluder).
Carr also presented an amended resolution to use motor-fuel-tax funds for Candlewood repairs. After redesign work, the engineer's estimate increased from about $380,000 to an amended resolution amount of $550,000; council voted unanimously to approve the amended resolution. Carr said bids will be opened next week and the awarding of the contract will return to the next council meeting for approval.
On land-use matters, the council rescinded Resolution R-144117-25 (adopted Aug. 18, 2025) and scheduled a related code amendment as a first-reading ordinance for the Sept. 22 agenda. Separately, council approved a second-reading ordinance granting Katie and Kevin Beal a special-use permit to operate a residential non-owner-occupied short-term rental at 301 South Main Street (motion by Alderson Ernst; second by Alderson Smith).
Other operational notes from the meeting: the city's goal-setting survey closes Sept. 10, chip-seal work by Cullinan/UCM is tentatively scheduled to begin Sept. 15, and the city announced a revived 9/11 remembrance ceremony set for Sept. 7. The city attorney moved the council into a closed session to discuss probable or pending litigation under 2(c)(11); the mayor said the session would be brief and that no action would follow immediately after.
