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Bennet council schedules Clean Up Day, approves curb cut and hears public works updates
Summary
Council scheduled Clean Up Day for April 25, approved a curb-cut waiver, heard a drainage inlet repair estimate to be included in street plans, certified water/wastewater testing, and noted the hiring of a new public works worker; staff also gave an estimated $300 for vulture removal at the water tower.
At its March 9 meeting the Bennet City Council set the annual Clean Up Day for April 25, 2026, and reviewed multiple public-works items including a planned inlet repair on Fir Street, repainting of concrete speed bumps, certification of recent water and wastewater tests, and the hiring of a new Public Works Worker I.
Resident Kristi Sittner raised concerns about drainage on Fir Street between Monroe and Madison. City Engineer Brian Schuele and Utility Superintendent Zach Fergus had already inspected the problem; Schuele said the repair would be an inlet repair similar to one completed near the city office and that he would include an estimated cost with the street plans later this year.
Fergus told the council that all recent water and wastewater tests were approved by the labs, and he reported that Ricky Skillett had been hired as Public Works Worker I and started at the end of February. Fergus also said the city had options to remove roosting turkey vultures from the water tower and estimated the cost at about $300.
Earlier in the meeting the council approved Brandon Garvin’s curb-cut waiver, limiting the opening to 12 feet with a paved approach. City Attorney David Solheim presented a draft of the Quincy Street Right-of-Way Agreements, and Solheim said he will amend the draft and bring it back at the April meeting for further consideration.
