By Dave Fidlin
CORRESPONDENT
The dust may have settled from last year’s extensive East Gateway construction project, but some of the paperwork pertaining to the endeavor is still coming across the desks of city officials.
The Common Council on May 5 took up the issue of contaminated soil that was discovered on a property at 216 E. Main St.
Donna Henry, who owns the property, has entered into an agreement with the City of Whitewater to seek reimbursement costs associated with the remediation through a program known as the Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund.
At the urging of the city’s administrators, the council voted to move forward and enter into an agreement with Henry.
In other recent business, the Common Council:
- Agreed to hold a joint meeting with the Community Development Authority to discuss the status of the city’s tax-incremental financing districts. A date and time has yet to be set for the meeting, though it is expected to take place next month;
- Entered into several contracts for upcoming work on infrastructure associated with the city’s sanitary sewer system. The city will pay Great Lakes TV Seal $72,149 for a series of improvements. It also will pay Visu-Sewer $24,679 to install piping;
- Approved transferring $46,781 from the city’s contingency account to the library fund. The transfer of dollars is related to rent generated by a city-owned house at 413 W. Center St. The funds are expected to go toward the next phase of the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library’s expansion plans;
- Gave the green light to seek bids for planned stormwater improvement projects along Pleasant and Melrose streets. The cost of the project, aimed at mitigating recent water main breaks, is expected to hover around $100,000;
- Entered into an agreement with the National League of Cities and Utility Service Partners Inc. for a project that will give residents an opportunity to purchase service line insurance;
• Denied a claim filed by Paula Kraatz, who alleges she fell in a city-owned parking lot in October near Cravath Lakefront Park. The claim totaled $1,113 and included medical expenses and lost wages.
