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Afton council approves $1.56M ARPA sewer-lagoon expansion, adopts cell‑phone ordinance and signs multiple contracts
Summary
At its Aug. 13 meeting the Afton Town Council awarded a $1,564,342 ARPA-funded contract for the sewer lagoon expansion, passed Ordinance 691 limiting handheld device use while driving, approved a subdivision and several equipment and roofing contracts and authorized a short-term lease for the Child Development Center while insurance is verified.
The Afton Town Council on Aug. 13 accepted a $1,564,342 bid from DNS Excavation to expand the town’s sewer lagoon, approved Ordinance 691 restricting handheld cellphone use while operating a vehicle and authorized several town contracts and equipment purchases.
Dave Kennington, who presented the sewer-lagoon bids, recommended proceeding with DNS Excavation as the winning bidder for the ARPA-funded project. Council Member Michael Butler moved to accept the DNS Excavation bid and Council Member Abby Humes seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
The council passed Ordinance 691 on its second reading. Mayor Jeff Jensen presented the ordinance as an addition to the municipal code (section 6-1-40) prohibiting use of cell phones or wireless communication devices while operating a vehicle. Council Member Will Wilkes moved to adopt the ordinance and Council Member Dirk Hillyard seconded; the motion was approved unanimously.
The council also approved a Simple Subdivision application to vacate Lot 19 of Twin Cliffs Subdivision No. 5 and create Lots 25 and 26 of Twin Cliffs Seventh Addition (each approximately 1.50 acres). Planning and Zoning recommended approval; Council Member Will Wilkes moved to approve and Council Member Michael Butler seconded. Council Member Dirk Hillyard recused himself because he is related to an applicant; the motion carried.
Facility Manager Hayden Hillyard presented three roofing bids for the Forest Service office and warehouse. The council approved Wright Roofing Inc.’s proposal to replace both buildings with shingle roofs, contingent on a building inspection, with stated amounts of $38,311.00 for the office and $63,215.95 for the warehouse. Council Member Abby Humes moved to approve the Wright Roofing bids; Council Member Dirk Hillyard seconded. Council Member Will Wilkes abstained due to a personal acquaintance; the motion passed.
Utility Director Josh Peavler asked the council to authorize equipment purchases for the utilities department. The council approved a not‑to‑exceed allocation of $62,000 from the general fund to purchase a track hoe (motion by Humes, second by Hillyard) and separately approved a $6,000 trailer purchase (motion by Wilkes, second by Butler).
Other procedural actions included approval of the consent agenda and extensive vendor payments and payroll, and direction for the town attorney to send a revised offer on a potential real-estate purchase following an executive session where no action was taken.
The council’s decisions were procedural and included required recusal and abstention notices where recorded. Several items were explicitly contingent on further inspection or verification (for example, the roof contract is contingent on a building inspection). The meeting adjourned at 9:23 p.m.
