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Alma council appoints building committee, tables architect appointment for Riverland Energy renovation
Summary
At a March 13 special meeting, the Alma Common Council reviewed blueprints for the Riverland Energy building and voted to form a building committee while tabling the formal appointment of architect Bill Boettcher until he provides a design and cost estimate.
Mayor Richard Champeny called the City of Alma Common Council to order on March 13, 2025, and led a review of proposed renovations to the Riverland Energy building, including the addition of handicap-accessible bathrooms.
Architect Bill Boettcher of Lien & Peterson answered council questions about room alterations and told the council he would prepare a design and a cost estimate for the renovation work. Because Boettcher will produce that design and estimate, the council tabled any formal appointment of him as the project architect pending receipt of the cost information.
Council member Davie Meier moved to appoint a four-person building committee to oversee the renovation work; Council member Larry Farl seconded the motion. The council approved the appointment of Larry Grisen, Dave Earney, Mayor Richard Champeny and Clerk-Treasurer Linda Torgerson to the building committee by roll call vote: five members voted yes and two abstained (Larry Grisen and Dave Earney). The transcript records the abstentions by name; it does not list individual yes votes by name beyond the tally.
The meeting record notes that Bill Boettcher visited the proposed viewing-platform site for the Lift Station #4 project to review conditions in person. The visit was recorded as part of the discussion about ongoing infrastructure work but no formal action on the Lift Station #4 project was taken at the special meeting.
The council adjourned after a motion by Dave Earney, seconded by Randy Brommer; the adjournment passed unanimously.
What happens next: Architect Bill Boettcher is to deliver a design and cost estimate to the council; the appointment of Boettcher as project architect remains tabled until the council reviews that estimate.
