By Tim SchmidtRecord Managing EditorThe completion of the Wright City sewer study has been extended and is now on schedule to be ready by the end of June.Kuhlmann Design Group sought 35-day contract extension, from May 12 to June 26, due to inclement weather delaying field operations. Aldermen voted 4-0 to grant the extension at last Thursday’s board meeting.As part of the study, the city will receive a report outlining the existing conditions of the system, causes of problems and possible solutions within the trunk mains and wastewater treatment plant.The wastewater treatment facility will also be evaluated with possible solutions to be presented in operation and additional treatment processes to remove higher amounts of ammonia to meet new regulatory limits.The trunk main systems will be evaluated using flow meters and visual inspections to determine the causes of surcharges and backups within the system near the treatment plant.In addition, possible solutions and options to relieve issues within the trunk sewer mains based on inspections and modeling will be reported. A layout of the sewer system will be started with a focus on the main trunk lines.Wright City received a $50,000 grant to help offset the $62,900 cost of the sewer study from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The grant was awarded through DNR’s small community engineering assistance program, which is for cities, counties and sewer districts with a population under 10,000.Schuchmann to remain board presidentThe board decided to proceed with electing a board president at the April 23 meeting.Aldermen voted 4-0 to amend an ordinance allowing the board to elect a new president at the first meeting following a municipal election. It was recently learned that a prior ordinance stated a new board president could not be elected until the first meeting in May.Alderman Jim Schuchmann will continue to serve as board president for the next year. He was nominated and elected at last week’s meeting. He had filled the role during the previous year.In other news• Also at the April 23 meeting, two conditional use permits were issued for James Scott to operate a U-Haul dealership at 312 Warren Ave. and for Meramec Specialty Company to open a temporary fireworks stand at 209 E. Service Road N. Both permits were approved by a 4-0 vote.Conditions placed on the U-Haul dealership allow only one truck and one trailer to be parked in front of the business, with the remainder to be parked in the rear of the building.The fireworks stand will be limited to two off-site directional signs not to exceed 18 inches by 24 inches in size at Exit 199 and 200.The planning and zoning commission recommended approval of both permit requests at its April 20 meeting.• Angie Reynolds and Scott Schroeder were both appointed to the planning and zoning commission. Reynolds will was reappointed to a new three-year term, while Schroeder will fill a one-year term that had been vacated.• A special permit was granted to Ruiz Castillo Mexican Restaurant to host a Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday, May 2. Live music will be played on its parking lot, at 223 W. Service Road N. between 5-10 p.m.• Four umpires were hired for the parks department, three of whom will be paid $20 a game and the fourth earning $25 a game.• A training request for municipal Judge Anthony Linson to attend the Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association annual conference was unanimously approved. The conference, scheduled for May 20-22 at the Lake of the Ozarks, will cost $250 for registration and 4192 for lodging.• A special permit was issued for Our Hair Salon to hold a vendor fair on its parking lot June 6 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The business is located at 275 W. Service Road, Suite J.• Action on a resubdivision proposal for a property owned by Don Reed at 425 West Service Road was postponed until the next meting on May 14.Wright City