Village of Freeburg Public Works Committee will meet Oct. 13.
Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:
The Public Works Committee Meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, by Chairman Mike Blaies. Members present were Chairman Mike Blaies, Trustee Lisa Meehling, Trustee Dean Pruett, Trustee Matt Trout, Mayor Seth Speiser, Village Clerk Jerry Menard, Trustee Denise Albers, Trustee Ray Matchett, Public Works Director John Tolan, Village Administrator Tony Funderburg and Office Manager Julie Polson. Guest present:
A. OLD BUSINESS:
1. Approval of August 16, 2017 minutes: Trustee Matt Trout motioned to approve the August 16, 2017 minutes and Trustee Lisa Meehling seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.
2. Sewer project: Public Works Director John Tolan said this project is finished other than we maye do some seeding and strawing. He will televise the line in the fall. Village Administrator Tony Funderburg advised we will pay Haier and Rhutasel once the money is received from EPA. TWM is working on new sewer plant plan.
3. Sewer issues/Sewer Fuel Odors: John is going to have Gregg pop the manholes around town and see if there are any odors.
4. FSH Minutes: Nothing to report.
5. Sewer Main - Jacks Car Wash: John advised it is on the list to fix.
6. W. Apple St. Water Line Extension: Since we have not received all of the easements to run this line, John and Tony met with the engineer to Work on running the line from the bus garage to the Dotson property to get them Water, John met with Mike Heap yesterday to discuss timing of the project. He hopes to start after the 29th when street SWeeping is done. Tony stated he will reach out to the property owners on the south side of Apple to see if they will grant an easement. John confirmed this project has already been approved by EPA.
7. Private Sewer at Potter/West Street: John stated TWM is Working on this project.
8. East Water Tower Work: John Will talk to Suez soon.
B. NEW BUSINESS: Tony advised he received a call today from a resident on Old Freeburg Road wanting water. He stated it is on the list look at doing next year. We were going to go to Schiermemer next.
John said he is in discussions with SLM since the chlorine residuals are not good in town. With that, we need to flush the rest of our hydrants before the end of the year and Jesse will start shortly. John is pushing SLM to switch over to free residuals again. He advised We had a large water main break on Rogers Drive last week. Our guys Worked hard to fix the break.
C. GENERAL CONCERNS: NOne.
D. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Janet still has water in her backyard.
E. ADJOURN: Trustee Matt Trout motioned to adjourn the meeting at 6:10 p.m. and Trustee Dean Pruett seconded the motion. All voting aye, the motion carried.
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