1980-01-23 Regular Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

a • • Regular Meeting 1/23/80 4 8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS (CONTINUED) B. The Administrator requested an executive session concerning legal matters regarding the trip to Washington and the Justice Department. + + + 9. COUNCIL ACTION - A. Commissioner Kibodeaux asked if any cost figures were available for the sanitary sewer problem? The Administrator stated that the Public Works Director had a meeting scheduled with one of the local contractors, the next day, to get cost estimates worked up. Commissioner Kibodeaux asked P4r. Burks to tell the citizens what we would be doing on the sewer problem. • Mr. Burks stated that he had been working with the citizens for the past few days. There is one section of line that has been dug up four times, the section of line where the houses back up to Spencer on Old Orchard. The cost is too great to continue to repair and we need to replace that line. He further stated that this was an old concrete line which occasionally caves in even without the rain. The Administrator stated that there were two sections of line having a problem: Piney Brook towards Farrington between Catlett and Old Orchard. This line was slipped line some years ago. Commissioner Kibodeaux asked the Attorney if this could be considered as an emergency? The Attorney stated, "Yes." Commissioner Kibodeaux stated that he would like to see if we could get the money and go ahead with this work so that the people could get some relief. Commissioner Cline asked how we would stand with the grant that is supposed to come through on this, if we spend the money out of the budget, can we get it back. Commissioner Kibodeaux stated that we could not get it back. He had already discussed this with the Engineer. • The Administrator stated that we have two million dollars authorized in sewer bonds. We initially sold $150,000 sewer bonds, to pay for engineering costs and design work. We can use those bond funds to pay for the repair of relaying these lines. However, that would not be reimbursable by the E.P.A, under the grant structure.