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Council approves contractor payment for Old Towne Road bike-trail grant; mayor abstains

Chisago City Council · June 24, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized the contractor payment for the Old Towne Road bike-trail extension to Ojiketa Park, allowing the city to request grant reimbursement; Mayor Dresel abstained from the vote.

Administrator John Pechman told the council the Old Towne Road bike-trail extension project to an alternate entrance to Ojiketa Park is complete and that the city engineer has finished the paperwork required to request grant reimbursement.

He asked the council to authorize the contractor's request for payment so the city can submit for grant funds. Council member Mark Anderson moved to approve the payment request; Council member Marie Rivers seconded. The motion passed with four ayes and Mayor Jeremy Dresel abstaining.

The authorization directs staff to submit the engineer's payment request to the grant administrator; no dollar amount was stated on the record. Mayor Dresel did not state a reason for his abstention in the minutes.