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Halstead council votes to boost Main Street sidewalk budget to $170,000 to finish repairs
Summary
Councilmembers approved a motion to raise the Main Street sidewalk renovation budget from $150,000 to $170,000 after contractors encountered stormwater and subgrade issues; the motion carried 4-0.
The Halstead City Council voted on Oct. 27 to increase the Main Street sidewalk renovation budget to $170,000 to complete remaining work and address drainage concerns near a downtown chiropractic office.
Public Works Superintendent Pat Adams and City Manager Ethan Reimer described several unanticipated problems encountered during construction — including the need to recast storm boxes, replacement of gutter guard work at 2nd and Main, and significant sublevel repairs requiring flowable fill — that depleted the originally proposed $150,000 budget. Reimer said total expenditures to date were $143,000 and staff estimated about $20,000 would be needed to finish the project.
Councilmember Charlie Robinson argued the city should finish the work even if it required additional funds: "the City needed to finish the project as proposed, even if it took more money to do it and Dr. Cook at Halstead Chiropractic was tired of having water come into their building." The motion to amend the project budget to $170,000 was made by Councilmember George Torres, seconded by James VanSchaick, and carried 4-0.
The change will allow crews to complete the sidewalk segment and correct drainage that had caused water to reach the adjacent building; Joel Flory from the audience noted the existing drain spout was functioning as designed and staff described the redesign intended to direct flow toward the parking lot.
