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Apex engineer outlines 2026 plan for Park Rapids lead service line replacements
Summary
Apex Engineering presented a timeline, procedure, cost overview and a state grant-based financial plan for replacing lead and galvanized service lines in Park Rapids in 2026. Council had earlier convened a closed session on LELS sergeants contract negotiations and reconvened before the presentation.
Acting Mayor Joe Christensen opened the Park Rapids City Council work session at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2025. After a brief closed session on contract negotiations, the council reconvened and heard a presentation on the city’s proposed Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) program for 2026.
Jon Olson, a representative of Apex Engineering Group who joined the meeting via Zoom, summarized the LSLR plan, describing the program’s timeline, the procedural approach to replacing lead and galvanized service lines, estimated costs, and a financial plan built around a state grant for pipe replacement. The presentation identified the program goal (replacement of lead and galvanized service lines in 2026) and framed the grant from the state of Minnesota as the primary funding source; specific dollar amounts were not provided in the meeting minutes.
Public Works Supervisor Scott Burlingame and City Administrator Angel Weasner were listed as staff present for the discussion; the minutes do not record additional technical details, final approvals, or specific funding commitments. The council did not record an on-the-record vote or a motion to authorize contracts or to accept grant funds during the work session minutes.
Earlier in the session, the council met in closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.03, subd. 1(b) to discuss contract negotiations with LELS sergeants. The minutes record that Councilmember Tim Little moved to close the meeting at 5:31 p.m., seconded by Councilmember Jeremy Engholm, and that the council unanimously voted to close and later unanimously voted to reopen at 5:41 p.m. No substantive details from the closed session are in the minutes.
A motion to adjourn was made by Councilmember Jeremy Engholm, seconded by Councilmember Tim Little, and the meeting adjourned at 5:54 p.m.
