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Buffalo City council approves new park well and adopts urban forestry funding resolution
Summary
The council approved contracting Schaffner Plumbing to abandon the old Buffalo City Park well and install a new well to meet Wisconsin DNR code after the city received an additional $3,359 on a $24,000 park grant; it also passed Resolution 2024-01 to fund urban forestry projects.
The Buffalo City Common Council voted Sept. 9 to replace the municipal park well and to adopt a resolution funding urban forestry projects.
City Clerk Jenny Ehlenfeldt told the council the city had applied for the remainder of park grant funds and was awarded an additional $3,359 beyond an original $24,000 grant. Combined with money not spent earlier this summer to replace jailhouse doors, the clerk said the park account has roughly $10,000 available for required work. The council approved a proposal from Schaffner Plumbing to abandon the old well and install a new well constructed to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources standards (motion George Fuller, second Kim Beseler; all yes).
The council also agreed to seek the third and final year of the Urban Forestry Start-Up grant and approved Resolution 2024-01 to provide local funding for urban forestry projects (motion Kim Beseler, second Jeannie Czaplewski; all yes). Officials said the funds would support tree-planting and related activities intended to improve the urban canopy; the council did not set a project timeline during the meeting.
Council members briefly discussed seasonal staffing needs for the skating rink and advertising for rink attendants, but no hiring action was recorded. The council did not specify a start date for the well replacement project; next steps are internal contracting and ensuring DNR compliance.
