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Council approves $450,872.33 pay request for 2nd Street project, with one dissent
Summary
Wessington Springs Council approved Pay Request #7 to H & W Contracting for $450,872.33 for the 2nd Street project, contingent on submission of updated plans to engineers; the motion passed 5-1 with Councilman Layton Schimke opposing.
The Wessington Springs City Council approved Pay Request #7 from H & W Contracting for $450,872.33 for the 2nd Street project on Nov. 3, 2025, with conditions that project plans and updates be submitted to the city engineers before payment is sent. Pat Fastnacht moved the approval and Shawn Tobin seconded; the motion passed 5-1, with Councilman Layton Schimke recorded as the sole nay.
Brad Lawrence met with the council to give an update on the 2nd Street work prior to the vote. Councilmembers discussed the condition that the check be issued only after the engineers receive the latest plans and project updates. The Capital Projects fund listed a line item for “H & W Contracting Pay Request #7 -2nd Street $450,872.33” in the bills and fund summary presented at the meeting.
The council’s action directs staff to withhold payment until engineering documentation is provided; further project oversight or additional pay requests were not recorded in the transcript. The item was taken during the council’s consideration of capital project expenditures and vendor payables for the month.
