June 29, 2007

Wastewater Treatment Plant Warranty Inspection- An inspection was completed on May 23, 2007 before the first year warranty expired. The Village’s engineer on the project, NMED representatives and Village Staff were all in attendance. Overall, improvements to the plant are working very well with Cone Construction having to make some minor changes. There is still some sequencing issues with the clarifiers which Ray has been trying to troubleshoot over the last several weeks. Because of the new variable speed pumps electricity usage has been greatly reduced saving several hundred dollars each month. Additionally, Ray and his crew have been successful in achieving total nitrogen limits as established by our new discharge permit.

Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP)- Staff has been working on revising our five-year ICIP for the Planning Commission’s consideration in July. We hope to have the draft plan for Council’s consideration in August.

Public Safety Building- Rich Willson is waiting for the mechanical engineer to finish design work for final project specifications. We hope to put the building out to bid in June.

Rob Straebel