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Resident urges city review of culvert near Methodist Church after council hears water loss report
Summary
Guest Kay Metzler told the council she fears a culvert by the Methodist Church could cause an accident; the council also reviewed a water report that recorded losing about 6,900 gallons and noted a leak fixed on Sept. 25, 2024.
At the Oct. 7 meeting, guest Kay Metzler asked the City of Hunter to inspect a culvert by the Methodist Church, saying she feared it could cause an accident if vehicles cut the corner too closely. Mayor Brad Nitsch responded that the city would look at the culvert and see whether the city could do anything to fix the problem.
The council heard a water report noting two accounts on the late list and an estimated loss of 6,900 gallons; a separate line in the report states the leak at Legion #69 was fixed on Sept. 25, 2024 and that account #24 has paid its past-due balance in full. The water report was presented without a specific speaker attribution in the transcript.
Other public-safety and maintenance items were addressed in the same session: council members discussed that there is currently no burning allowed in Mitchell County and that new burning rules would be coming; Chad Hauser suggested pulling up rocks and backfilling to repair a hole at City Hall; and council noted that oil changes are needed on the skid steer and the city truck, to be done by Hunter Station.
Kay Metzler summarized her concern to the council during public comment, saying she was "just trying to look out for people." The council did not record an immediate engineering assessment or timeline for repairs; the mayor committed only to inspect the site and consider possible fixes.
The council’s next steps on these items include an inspection of the culvert and routine follow-up on equipment maintenance and reported water-system repairs.
