Walker aldermen talk water issues

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

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The Walker board of aldermen discussed an upcoming Department of Natural Resources inspection of the city's water well.

"We can't fix it," William Jeffery, Walker's maintenance technician, said about the floor drains in the city's well house.

Jeffery said two items from the last Department of Natural Resources inspection need to be cleared up before the upcoming three-year inspection. The drains in the floor of the pump house need to be repaired and the deep well needs to be serviced.

According to Jeffery, one of the drainpipes that run through the floor in the well house has collapsed causing water to back up into the floor. He told the board that the last contractor hired to clean out the drain pipe could only send their probe 1 ½ feet into the drain before encountering mud and broken pipe pieces.

"Contact people and see what they can do," Mayor Phil Martine told Jeffery. "We would like to have the bid by the September meeting."

Jeffery said that in addition to the deep well needing to be serviced, the aerator needs to be inspected as well.

* In a 2-0 vote, the board approved alderman Phil Thompson's application to be the water/sewer collector. Thompson abstained from the vote, and asked that job descriptions related to the city water system be updated and clarified.

* Bids for diesel, gasoline, and gravel will be accepted until Sept. 18.

* The board unanimously approved a governmental cooperative agreement for $93.90 with Vernon County for tax collection services.

* The board unanimously approved the 2016 tax levy rate at 83.29 cents to $100 assesses evaluation.

* Plans for Walker Fun Day will be finalized at a September 1 meeting. Mayor Phil Martin said some of the park equipment still needs to be painted.

* The city will contact Walker Township about the culvert at Marvin Street and C Highway. The culvert has a hole in the top of it.

* Thompson commended city equipment operator Russell Hays on his care and preventative maintenance of the city's new tractor.

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