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Altamont approves KDHE application and reviews $582,597 sewer improvement plan
Summary
The council approved Resolution 313 to file an application with KDHE and discussed a Kansas Water Office grant plan of $582,597 to replace the east lift station and about 25% of aging sewer lines and manholes.
The Altamont City Council approved Resolution 313 on Sept. 25, 2025, authorizing the city to file an application with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) related to sewer system improvements. Councilmember Lyle Sykes moved the resolution and Councilmember Tyler Julich seconded; the motion carried.
Administrator reported the city is working with Ben Coltrane on a Kansas Water Office grant that would fund additional sewer improvements, specifically replacing the east lift station and about 25% of aged sewer lines and manholes. The administrator identified the total project figure as $582,597. A public hearing on alternatives and improvements for the sewer collection system was opened by Mayor Richard Hayward at 7:02 P.M. and closed at 7:07 P.M.; the minutes record the hearing but do not record individual public comments or proposals offered during that interval.
The council’s recorded action was procedural approval to proceed with the KDHE filing; no final construction contract award or timetable was included in the minutes. Funding source details beyond the Kansas Water Office grant and the KDHE application were not specified in the minutes.
