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Fillmore updates: Well 10 drilling on track, C Street sewer finished and pothole repairs continue
Summary
City staff reported progress on Well 10 drilling with an expected milestone in early May, completion of the C Street sewer project pending final striping and specialty manhole lids, and a pothole program that has filled 787 potholes year‑to‑date.
At the March 10 meeting City public‑works staff updated the council on several capital and maintenance items including Well 10 drilling, completion of the C Street sewer project and a citywide pothole repair program.
Public‑works staff said contractors recently completed a gyro survey of Well 10 conductor pipe, began the reaming process and cleared initial site fill; the reaming work was expected to run through the weekend and staff estimated the next major construction milestones could occur in early next week, with an overall anticipated completion target for well and related work around May 1, 2026. A public‑works representative said the reaming process increases the pilot hole diameter in stages before casing, screen and gravel pack are installed.
On the sewer project, staff said the C Street sewer work was substantially complete, with final striping and signage scheduled for the coming week and custom manhole lids (designed to mimic the city logo) to be installed later in May. Staff noted the lids have a long lead time because they were being produced overseas.
On maintenance, staff reported continuing pothole repair efforts: 178.5 potholes filled the week of Feb. 24, 120 in the most recent week, and a year‑to‑date total of 787 potholes filled since January. Staff said once the bulk repairs are complete the program will transition to routine maintenance and will include location details in a forthcoming spring newsletter.
On homelessness outreach, city staff said case management teams are back in the field and noted Turning Point has submitted billing as the city begins to draw down the ERF grant. Council members discussed a recent point‑in‑time count that staff described informally as between roughly 13 and 18 people; staff cautioned the official homeless‑count data had not yet been published.
What’s next: staff will continue drilling and construction work on Well 10, schedule final paving/striping and lid installation for the sewer project and publish pothole repair locations in the spring newsletter.
