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Huron commission approves bids, hires assistant solid‑waste superintendent and adopts watering rules
Summary
The Huron City Commission approved several procurement actions including asphalt and crack‑sealing contracts, accepted a sanitary sewer lining payment, accepted a quit‑claim deed to Greater Huron Development, approved a liquor‑license transfer, authorized a phone services agreement projected to cut monthly costs, approved repairs to the City Hall freight elevator and ballroom fire/ADA door upgrades, and adopted June–September water‑conservation watering days.
The Huron City Commission on May 18 approved a series of procurement, personnel and departmental items, confirmed a land transfer to a development group and set seasonal water‑conservation rules.
On procurement, engineering reported no bids returned after advertisement for asphalt emulsion and recommended solicited quotes; staff recommended accepting Flint Hills Resources' quote of $657 per ton (approximately $101,835) and the commission approved the acceptance. The commission also awarded Bid 2026‑19 for asphalt crack sealing to Lot Pros, Inc. for $66,125 and authorized an additional $13,000 from second‑penny funds to cover the over‑budget amount. Assistant engineer Sean Sadors told the commission that prices have been substantially impacted and that the engineering department recommended approval.
The commission approved payment request No. 1 for Project 2026‑13 (sanitary sewer manhole lining) to Keith Contracting in the amount of $90,608.80; Sadors noted this payment came in roughly $4,400 under budget. The commission approved a quit‑claim deed transferring a designated lot in Southtown (Wheatgrass Village area, south of the water tower) to Greater Huron Development to facilitate a pending sale and local construction.
During departmental reports the commission approved a phone services agreement with Midcontinent Communications at $790.95 per month to replace higher‑cost CenturyLink service. City IT staff described a phased rollout with a turn‑up testing phase and warned that a few remote lines (for example at the wastewater plant) may need to remain on existing service due to wiring; the move is expected to reduce monthly costs from roughly $2,400 to under $800 per month.
The commission adopted water‑conservation rules to run June 1 through Sept. 30: odd‑numbered addresses may water Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; even‑numbered addresses may water Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and no watering is allowed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The water department emphasized the policy is an honor system to level peak demand and noted permits are available for new sod establishment.
Other items approved included additional capital funding of $8,712 from second‑penny funds to repair the City Hall freight elevator (pit cleaning and bumper replacement), $7,500 to replace ballroom doors at the Events Center to meet ADA standards and connect doors to the fire alarm system, and updates to seasonal staffing and personnel matters on the consent agenda (including acceptance of the resignation of Curtis Ryman effective June 5 and an internal posting for park maintenance positions). The commission also approved a retail alcoholic beverage and farm‑wine license transfer for The Vault under new ownership.
The meeting ended with a reminder that the next day was election day (single polling location at the arena, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.) and notice that a work session would follow the formal meeting.
