Council considering more well sites

McCook Daily Gazette

City Council members have three more potential sites to consider in their search for a site for new wells for city water.

Already considering a well site on Hancock land southwest of McCook, city staff has determined that nearby landowners Ron Friehe, Larry Swanson and Steve Fritz might also be willing to let the city locate new wells on their property.

Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night because of the Fourth of July holiday, the McCook City Council will consider a recommendation by City Manager John Bingham that the Friehe or Swanson property be given priority for further study.

The Fritz site is the farthest from the city's existing system, and is judged to be likely to produce the least amount of water, based on other wells in the area.

However, he said, "the deciding factor in which of these (first) two areas is best will likely be the cost of the land."

The council will also consider plans and specifications for a solid waste transfer station and recycling center, and the setting of a date to receive bids.

With the council ready to work on the city's annual budget, Rex Nelson, executive director of the McCook Economic Development Corp., will make a presentation early in the meeting.

Other items on the regular agenda include:

* Ordinances concerning signs on highways, more than one principal sturcture on a lot, definitions of multiple family dwellings and housing discrimination.

* Awarding of a bid for a remote sewer inspection television system, to Cobra Technologies for $59,477.

* Changes in dates and times for special budget meetings.

Items on the consent agenda, which could be passed as a group, include:

* Approval of documents related to Dashabout Shuttle bus service.

* Authorization to changes in the dredging contract for Barnett Park.

* A change in an engineering agreement to delete paving around a hangar.

* Awarding of an armor coating project to Figgins Construction of Red Cloud for $1.57 per gallon.