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Votes at a glance: Washington City Council approves contracts, equipment and plats
Summary
Council approved a package of ordinances and contracts on second reading, including FAA cost‑share agreement, KJU construction contract for High Street, equipment purchases (foam trailer, vacuum excavator, weights), and plats for Highland Meadows.
The Washington City Council cleared a series of routine but substantive items on second reading, approving agreements, equipment purchases, and subdivision matters.
Key outcomes: - Airport project: Council approved a non‑federal reimbursable agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to recover 95% of eligible project costs (ordinance passed on second reading). - High Street project: The council awarded a contract to KJ Unersto/KJU Construction (STBG6400630) for the High Street Roadway and Compliance Project; ordinance passed on second reading. - Equipment and purchases: The council approved purchase/asset agreements including a 2016 foam trailer (asset purchase), a Ditch Witch HX20G vacuum excavator, three laser flow meters for the wastewater treatment plant, and gym/weight equipment for a new station; the purchases were approved by ordinance/contract votes. - Maintenance contracts: Contracts for grounds maintenance and Highway 100 median maintenance (Hoffman Hillman Nursery & Flores; Go Green Lawn and Landscape) were approved. - Plats and infrastructure: Council approved final plat and acceptance of improvements for Highland Meadows Plat 11 and other subdivision maintenance beginnings.
Votes were recorded by roll call on multiple items; where roll calls were recorded in the transcript, councilmembers voted in the affirmative for the listed ordinances. Several items passed unanimously on second reading. The council also received a finance update that Franklin County’s delinquent tax list (dated April 1) was late to the city packet and will be included in the next meeting packet.
The meeting closed after committee and administrator reports and brief council comments.
