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Public works says water, sewer and paving work on track for July 4; city seeks extra resort-tax funds for street repairs
Summary
Public works staff reported that water and street work on multiple blocks should be finished before July 4 and that the city will ask Resort Tax for additional funds to backfill asphalt and expand a street-completion fund; details on change orders and DEQ approval remain pending.
Mike, public works staff, told the Public Works Standing Committee on June 22 that the city’s water project is progressing and that work on 19th, 17th, 16th, 11th and 9th streets should be completed with streets restored before the July 4 holiday. "Water water project is going good," he said, and added that 11th Street would be ‘‘a little tight’’ but should be wrapped up by the end of the week.
The committee heard that the city is awaiting the cost for a change order and Department of Environmental Quality approval before crews proceed on three added blocks of Adams Street. Mike said that once the DEQ sign-off and the change-order cost are finalized, the work will be ready to roll.
Members discussed using resort-tax dollars to support asphalt backfill on road segments that lack a stable base. "I'm putting in money into asking for money from Resortext to kind of backfill some asphalt with these projects like Park Avenue," Mike said, describing patches where the existing base is inadequate and city crews need supplemental funding to pave effectively.
The parks project line was discussed alongside street funding. Mike said the parks line was budgeted at $80,000 last year, he requested $85,000, and the council allocated $100,000; he proposed using part of that to commission a geotechnical study and environmental assessment for the O'Neil Veil project. Separately, he said he had asked to increase the street-completion (asphalt) fund from $100,000 up toward $200,000 after reviewing how much of the pavement is being torn up and repaved as repairs proceed.
Committee members also heard updates on related operations: crack sealing, alley paving planned after July 4, and plans to install curb, gutter and driveway aprons on 5th Street after concrete crews arrive. Mike said EDA-funded work on 5th Street will reach finish grade near Hayden and 5th before the holiday and crews agreed to defer more disruptive phases until after the event.
On scheduling, the committee discussed an overnight water outage for a grocery store tied to project work. Mike said crews plan to shut water off at 10 p.m. on the scheduled night and expected restoration around midnight to 1 a.m., noting the team previously completed similar overnight outages successfully.
The committee did not take formal votes on project funding during this meeting; they recorded updates and asked staff to follow up on change-order costs and the DEQ review. The meeting adjourned after taking no public comments.
