By Tim Schmidt Record Managing Editor Truesdale city officials are expected to finalize an agreement this month on a waterline extension project. At the last board of aldermen meeting Nov. 18, …
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Record Managing EditorTruesdale city officials are expected to finalize an agreement this month on a waterline extension project.At the last board of aldermen meeting Nov. 18, members decided to postpone approval of an ordinance related to the project. City officials said they requested the delay to make sure all of the paperwork had been received by engineers.The ordinance should be adopted at the next meeting Wednesday, Dec. 16. The city is meeting just once this month. The start time will remain the same at 5:30 p.m.Last month, aldermen awarded a project bid to CJN Products for $41,944. The bid was the lowest of eight received.As part of the project, the waterline on North Water Street will be extended and will eliminate a dead-end line.The project cost came in much cheaper than expected. The engineer’s estimate was $63,970.CJN Products will have 120 days to complete the project. However, calendar days in January and February will not be included.In other news• The city is exploring an arrangement where the police department would have access to use the shooting range owned by the Warren County Sheriff’s Department. Truesdale is considering contributing $250 annually to go toward its use of the range, located in the southern end of the county.• Concerns had been raised about a water leak in the Belaire Mobile Home Park, but it has since been fixed. The park manager was notified of the leak Oct. 19 and it still had not been repaired at the time of the Nov. 18 meeting. City staff estimated 250 gallons of water was being lost daily.Had the city shut off the water, all of the residents living in the park would had been affected.• The city reached out to Gold Star Paving to move forward with repair work on Naomi Street. The company has since completed the work, officials said.City of Truesdale