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Sewer
maintenance and engineering contract approved
An early start on a newly combined
sewer maintenance and engineering contract led to an early
completion. The engineer's contract was not up until May 1 this
year. The sewer maintenance contract was not up until the spring of
2006. Both contracts have been served by Environmental Management
Corp., with Grant Eaton acting as the local manager and Mark Mathon
as engineer.
It was clarified in response to
previous meeting questions that Mathon has his bachelor's degree in
civil engineering and has been acquiring the required hours before
an engineer is allowed to test for certification. He will test in
April.
Mayor Beth Davis also pointed out
that with the EMC relationship, Lincoln has a whole line of
engineers and resources as needed, even in emergency situations.
She also stated that she has been
very pleased with the responsiveness and attention that Eaton has
shown in a number of urgent situations. She cited as an example that
Lincoln had four methamphetamine dumps made into the sewer system
last year. Each of those times Eaton was down at the plant extra
hours actively monitoring the water quality. She described his
attention to that and the numerous street sewer cave-ins as
"reliability when needed."
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Finance chairman Verl Prather agreed
with the reliability of the company and added, "I've learned during
this time on the council that professional service, you don't bid
out."
Benny Huskins made clear statements
that he has nothing against EMC or the quality of their work,
however he remained strongly opposed the combination of the
contracts, as well as the length of the contract. Five years is too
long, he said.
The new contract was approved 9-1 by
a full council and is to run May 1, 2005, to April 30, 2010. Huskins
was the one "no" vote.
Petitions
denied
A petition from William Howerton for
a sidewalk at 412 Washington St. was denied. The petitioner will be
sent a letter asking him to re-petition in the next fiscal year,
which begins May 1. The sidewalk fund is out of money for the
current year.
A petition from Guatam Patel for a
streetlight at the south end of Madigan Drive was denied. When the
property development was annexed into the city, it was stipulated
that the owners would be responsible for lighting costs. A letter
will be sent to the petitioner stating that owners can erect
lighting at their own cost if they wish it.
[Jan
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