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Wakarusa council approves multiple construction pay applications, consultant report and Tree Board appointment
Summary
At its July 8 meeting the Wakarusa Town Council approved a series of pay applications for roadway and utility projects totaling several hundred thousand dollars, authorized a $12,000 investigative report on a pressure booster station, approved a $3,000 clothing allowance for five reserve officers, and appointed Zachary Telschow to the Tree Board.
The Wakarusa Town Council on July 8 approved multiple construction pay applications and other routine municipal actions connected to ongoing infrastructure projects.
Pay Application #1 to Rieth-Riley for the Roadway Improvement Project was approved in the amount of $140,113.20 (motion by Councilman Carl Gilbert; second by Councilwoman Annette Brown). Pay Application #3 for the Keystone Lift Station to the contractor listed in the minutes as “Rieth & Riley” was approved for $305,091.45 (motion by Brown; second by Gilbert). The minutes use two spellings for the contractor ("Rieth-Riley" and "Rieth & Riley"); the minutes do not provide a vendor contact or contract number.
Pay Application #8 to R. Yoder for the Water Treatment Plant was approved for $523,965.63 (motion by Councilman Phil Klotz; second by Councilman Randall Mitschelen). The council also approved Change Order #1 to R. Yoder for the Water Treatment Plant reflecting a credit of $114,791.69 (motion by Carl Gilbert; second by Randall Mitschelen). Pay Application #10 to engineering firm DLZ for the Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $70,330.00 and Pay Application #11 to DLZ for the Keystone Lift Station in the amount of $1,018.75 were both approved (motions and seconds recorded in the minutes).
The council authorized Public Works Director Mikel to proceed with the JPR Preliminary Investigative Report to analyze options for a pressure booster station at a cost of $12,000 (motion by Councilman Phil Klotz; second by Councilman Carl Gilbert). Councilwoman Annette Brown moved and Councilman Randall Mitschelen seconded approval of a clothing allowance totaling $3,000 for five Police Reserve Officers; the motion was approved. Councilman Carl Gilbert moved, and Councilwoman Brown seconded, the appointment of Zachary Telschow to the Wakarusa Tree Board; the motion was approved.
Each action in the minutes is recorded as "Approved." The minutes do not record roll-call vote tallies or indicate dissent; motions are recorded with mover and seconder and the shorthand "Approved." The council approved the claims and adjourned. The clerk announced a work session on Aug. 4, 2025 and the next council meeting on Aug. 5, 2025.
Details: amounts and motions are taken verbatim from the meeting minutes; the transcript alternates two spellings for the contractor cited above.
