The state of the city outdoor pool, sewer plant and street projects were discussed, during the public works committee report at the city council meeting on July 2 at the municipal building in Clinton.
Ward 2 Councilman Roger House reported as committee chairman.
“The (new) outdoor swimming pool pumps are working the best they ever have,” said House. “It opened for the summer on June 22.”
Additional lighting was installed during the long over-running project.
“The new lights are all in,” House said. “They really look nice.”
Front desk manager for the outdoor pool Alex Crawford said some things about the renovation were great.
“Yes,” said Crawford agreeing with Councilman House, “The pumps are working the best they ever have.”
Not working at all, are the large slides for the pool.
“The controls were submerged during the large pump replacement,” said first year lifeguard Sam Baughman. “Neither slide is able to work at all.”
Additional work and expense appears to be coming from the city sewer plant.
“The east digester may need replacing,” House said. “We are waiting on word from Independent Electric.”
City Administrator Christy Maggi brought information to the council about that.
“I will E-mail an update about that (digester) from Scott Fleming soon,” said Maggi. “He will have some numbers for us this coming week.”
A staircase access to the Deer Creek Waste Water Station took up part of the discussion.
“It is 32 feet down to the bottom,” said House. “That is where workers will need access.”
“I would like to see options,” said 3rd Ward Councilman Cameron Jackson.
Maggi answered with some.
“We are looking at a spiral staircase,” she said. “That would be in lieu of an elevator.”
House spoke about ruled out options.
“That (32 feet) is to far for a ladder,” he said. “It’s not safe to have a ladder that tall.”
Raising funds for the committee and department, will include a grant application.
“We are applying for a regionalization grant,” House said. “We are working on a final draft for that now.”
The city council will tentatively meet again at 6 p.m. on July 16, in the municipal building in Clinton.
