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Rice Lake staff reports utility figures and a Verizon tower equipment upgrade
Summary
City staff reported seven excavating contractors permitted for 2025, ongoing manhole inspections and a Verizon monopole equipment swap scheduled March 3–25, 2025. A sewer/water usage comparison was presented; the presenter said a heading should read 2025 and some reported numeric units were not specified in the transcript.
City staff briefed the Rice Lake City Council on utility operations and a telecommunications upgrade at the Feb. 24 meeting.
Tony (city staff) reported there are seven excavating contractors permitted to work in Rice Lake in 2025 and that Justin Shindelle is inspecting manholes and coordinating prioritized repairs and parts orders for manholes on Second Avenue North and 1st Avenue North as part of the city’s inflow and infiltration prevention work. "We currently have seven contractors permitted in Rice Lake for 2025," Tony said.
Staff also described a preconstruction meeting with a contractor working on behalf of Verizon to reduce the number of antennas on a municipal monopole from 12 to six, remove multiple legacy cables and install two hybrid power‑and‑fiber cables. Tony told the council he verified with the city attorney that the equipment swap is within the existing lease and that the work is scheduled to begin March 3, 2025, with an expected completion date of March 25, 2025.
A separate presentation covered sewer and water comparison figures for January. The presenter noted a heading error (the report should be labelled 2025, not 2024) and presented multiple large numeric meter readings and differentials, including lift‑station percentages. The transcript does not specify units for several figures (e.g., reported totals and differentials), and staff agreed to correct the heading and provide clarified figures in a follow‑up.
No formal council action was recorded on the Verizon work or the utility metrics during the meeting; items were presented for information and follow‑up.
