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Board approves engineering contract to design east water tower, $325,000 cap
Summary
The board voted to hire Spalding de Decker to design and prepare bids for an East Water Tower and water-main extension, funding the work with bond proceeds and targeting construction in 2027; the vote passed after brief Q&A on siting and timeline.
The Board of Trustees approved hiring Spalding de Decker to design and prepare bid documents for an East Water Tower and a water-main extension, with a not-to-exceed contract amount of $325,000 to be covered by bond proceeds. Trustee O'Connell moved the contract, citing the need to keep the project on schedule so design work will be ready when bonds are issued.
"I move to approve Spalding de Decker to proceed with the design and bid engineering for the East Water Tower and water main extension for the amount not to exceed $325,000," Trustee O'Connell said during the meeting. Staff said the likely tower site is behind the Heritage Area building and that the design-to-construction timeline is roughly 1.5 years, with a potential 2027 break-ground once the tower manufacturer is scheduled.
Board members asked operational questions about whether the water-main installation would be open-cut and whether new work would require property purchases; staff said the work is mostly on existing township property and irrigation lines are the main underground obstacle. The motion carried after a voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
