Monticello Live

According to Mayor Jason Akers, City personnel began last week removing remaining collapsed culverts in Oakland Cemetery so dirt work and new drainage piping could be installed and covered this week. (more…)

On July 09, 2024 at approximately 7:18 P.M. MPD was dispatched to Glenwood Drive in reference to a disturbance. (more…)

“I have been briefed on a domestic situation involving a council member. This is a very unfortunate incident and I believe it is solely a matter for the Monticello Police Department and the court system to resolve”. – Mayor Jason Akers

According to Mayor Jason Akers, the City of Monticello received a $224,997 reimbursement for expenses this week for a recently completed infrastructure project.

Bids were opened for the Godfrey Ditch project on March 14, 2024, and the project began in April. It was completed in early June, with drainage work being performed on Jackson, Pauline, Conley, Shelton and ending at Gaines Street. (more…)

Although we don’t have a calendar, we do want to remind everyone that road maintenance and shoulder work is taking place around the main intersection in town, at 425 and 278.

Work is being, or has been done in all directions.

This usually reduces traffic to one lane.

The city of Monticello’s trash truck is down, so trash will be slower today and since it will be by hand, only bagged trash will be collected and the cart may not be completely emptied.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Barkada Road will be closed Friday morning, for more permanent repairs to the culvert that washed out in April.

The specific culvert area is located between Tanglewood and Tracy Drive.

Please be aware and plan accordingly.

Hopefully repairs will be completed by 12 noon.

Wednesday night, it was reported to MPD that someone stole a vehicle from the Monticello Senior Center.

The truck, a Ford Maverick, is identical to the one in the photograph, except it will be labeled “SC6“ on the sides of the truck near the door.

If scene, call MPD at 870-367-3411.

According to Monticello Mayor Jason Akers, last week City Water staff began supervising the repair of the City water well located near the UAM Campus.

The city now conducts periodic pump testing at city wells, with recent inspections showing the pump at the UAM well wasn’t functioning properly.

The issue causing the pump’s reduced performance was discovered at 280 feet below the surface, with the well shaft having suffered a fracture.

The City expects the well to be repaired and back operational within the course of the next two weeks. There has been no disruption of service due to the well being out of commission during the repairs.

“Pumps and Wells are not cheap. Testing pumps periodically allows us to find and address smaller issues before they become big issues that are extremely costly to repair. We anticipate having this well back up and running by the end of next week”.

According to Monticello Mayor Jason Akers, the City of Monticello has completed the another infrastructure project to improve the cities ability to process wastewater.

The cities West Wastewater Treatment Plant’s new aeration systems have been installed and are operational and functioning properly.

Aeration systems in sewer ponds clean the water of toxins by providing oxygen that stabilizes the water. (more…)