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Stacy drainage problem may be solvedBy Barbara Brown City engineer Chuck Schwartz of Bonestroo and Associates told the council at its Aug. 26 meeting that he and another engineer believe they have located the cause of most of the drainage problems. An 18-inch pipe at the end of Stacy Trail was buried so the lip was below the surface, which it shouldnít have been, Schwartz told the council. Sediment and sand had filled the pipe over time and caused the backup of storm water onto properties at Foster and 311th. For about $1,500 and one dayís work, Schwartz said the problem could be fixed. He said the cityís maintenance department could use an excavator to rid the pipe of the sediment. Schwartz also asked the council to install a new 50-foot concrete apron at Stacy Trail and Foster Ave. to help with drainage. The city will pay the entire $66,000 repair cost. Also at the Aug. 26 meeting, the council voted to institute a water meter replacement program through the maintenance department. After much discussion, the council voted unanimously to have Maintenance Manager Tom Archibald begin replacing old, damaged or malfunctioning water meters with a new electric model that would transmit the water meter reading to a remote sensor. The sensor could be taken from home to home, pointed toward the transmitter (which would be inside the house near the new water meter) and receive the correct meter reading. There are 225 meters in town. The replacement program could take up to five years, but will start soon with replacement of the most dilapidated and broken meters. The city has been trying recently to upgrade its meter reading methods due to the high number of delinquent accounts, inaccurate usage amounts and the number of broken meters within the city. ©ECM Post Review |