Council adopts 2026 budget and approves several water/wastewater pay requests and contract adjustments

The Corydon Town Council moved to adopt the proposed 2026 budget after a brief discussion about revenue declines and a 3% line item shown in the document. A motion to approve the budget passed by voice vote; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally.

Ed Peters, design engineer with the town's water engineering consultant, presented three capital-project items for council approval. First, he recommended payment for the cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) sewer-liner project; the contractor held final pay until project completion and submitted a final pay request the engineer recommended approving. (The transcript reads the pay request figure as "156,18"; the original contract amount was cited in the record as $175,100; staff should confirm the exact final invoice amount.)

Second, Peters reported on the wastewater oxidation-ditch project and said three shafts and 60 replacement fiberglass discs are required. He said the manufacturer negotiated a lower per-disc price and recommended a change order of about $87,000 to cover the 60 discs (bringing the project from $293,925 to roughly $380,925). Council asked staff to confirm bond availability and to expedite ordering because lead time is significant.

Third, the Dale Avenue water-main replacement project had a first pay application recommended for $78,432. Peters also recommended adding about 200 feet of pipe and three meter relocations while the contractor is mobilized, estimating an additional $30,000–$40,000; he asked council to authorize accommodating that added footage within project contingencies to avoid a later remobilization cost.

Council moved and seconded approval of the pay requests and the change-order recommendation, and the motions passed by voice vote. Councilors instructed staff to verify exact invoice amounts and bond capacity before final draws and to return any clarifying documents at the next meeting.