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Middletown council approves ordinance, declares three sewer collapses emergencies and OKs truck repair estimate
Summary
On July 16, 2024, the Middletown Town Council approved Ordinance 2024-4 on its second reading, declared three manhole/sewer collapses emergency situations, approved claims totaling $331,103.47 and approved an $8,796.83 repair estimate for the line truck; several items were tabled until the next meeting.
Councilmember Dan Fountain moved and Councilmember Ryan Smith seconded approval of Ordinance 2024-4 on its second reading; the motion carried 4-0, the minutes record.
The approval of the ordinance was the meeting’s principal formal action, followed by two emergency declarations related to the town’s sewer infrastructure. Councilmember Ryan Smith moved and Councilmember Teresa Dennis seconded a motion declaring three failures— a Locust Street manhole collapse, a 6th Street manhole collapse, and a sewer collapse on Raider Road at the park entrance— to be emergency situations; that motion also carried 4-0, enabling the town to take expedited steps to respond.
The council approved claims numbered 39768–39825 totaling $331,103.47, recorded in the minutes as part of routine financial actions.
Councilmember Dan Fountain moved and Councilmember Ryan Smith seconded approval of an ALTEC estimate of $8,796.83 to repair the town’s line truck; the minutes record approval of the estimate but do not include a vote tally for that item.
Two agenda items were formally tabled for a future meeting: consideration of the IMPA service agreement and a Park Board appointment. The minutes note the tabling but do not provide reasons or expected return dates for either item.
The minutes also record that "it appears" READII grant money will not be available; that statement is recorded without an identified speaker or further detail about potential budget impacts. There was discussion about possibly hiring someone to post information on social media for the town, but no motion or funding source for that action is recorded in the minutes.
Reserve Officer Brad Smitty was sworn in during the meeting; the minutes record the swearing-in without additional biographical detail.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Tabled items (the IMPA service agreement and the Park Board appointment) will return to the council at a future meeting, according to the minutes.
