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Resident raises blocked street and water concerns; board orders testing and approves a sewer adjustment
Summary
A new resident reported a removed fence at a formerly closed segment of Leavell Street and presented a Chula Farmers Coop water report; the board said it would run independent water tests and asked DNR or MRWA to assist. The council also approved lowering a customer's sewer charge after a basement pipe burst.
Dan Murphy, who said he recently purchased the property formerly owned by Wilda Ireland, told the board that Leavell Street had been closed in the 1970s and that a fence marking the former right-of-way was recently removed by an adjacent property owner. Murphy asked the city to investigate the status of the street; the city clerk and board said they would look into records and follow up.
Murphy also presented a water report done by Chula Farmers Coop used to calculate additives for spraying and said he had called PWD #2 about elevated levels; PWD #2 told him their levels were not that high. Clerk Ann Hamilton told the board the city had received notice from PWD #2 that the district failed to meet microbiological monitoring requirements in October 2024; she said she would post that notice at City Hall and arrange independent testing and, if needed, request DNR or MRWA assistance. The board directed staff to investigate and to have the city run its own water tests.
On utility account matters, Clerk Ann Hamilton reported 15 late fees were assessed Dec. 28, 2024, and that staff would hang notices for nonpayment except in cases where an outside organization has committed to pay, in which case disconnection is put on hold. The board approved a customer adjustment after a residential basement pipe burst: Tiffany Limback used 8,200 gallons (three-month average 3,400 gallons); Alderman Geremy Bru moved to adjust the sewer billing to charge for 4,800 gallons (resulting in a $28.80 sewer charge as recorded), and the motion carried 4-0.
Clerk Hamilton also updated the board on administrative items including street signs (posts and brackets to be ordered), tower painting bid specs from Allstate Consultants, payroll filings, and outreach about an audit inquiry to a Kirksville contact.
The board plans follow-up testing and record checks on the Leavell Street access claim and the PWD #2 monitoring notice; no final regulatory determinations were made at the meeting.
