Judge Akin described the Cares Act $648,000 benefit to Drew County being dependent on finding providers to oversee food pantry distribution and rental assistance.

Probable sources to oversee these, as required by the governor, were suggested. They just need to be confirmed, before proceeding with the quorum court’s vote on the Cares Act.

East city sewer pond, located near Florence Road.

To reduce confusion, based on the various parts of the sewer system repair, videos and comments will be separated into different listings.

First,  is the summary from last months City Council meeting, describing the expected cost issues of removing sludge from the east sewer pond. Although those ponds are still in use, their main purpose was serving Burlington Industries, several years ago.

At the most recent City Council meeting, Chid Kwelle of McClelland Engineering, explained the
Sludge Removal Details at the east city sewer ponds.

The discussion by the Mayor and City Council, posted here, should be easier to understand.

West city sewer pond on West city sewer pond on Old Warren Road

At the end of the meeting, after being asked for a brief overview, McClelland Engineers representative vaguely stated it was between $500,000 and $2 million required to correct issues with the cities west sewer ponds, located off of Old Warren Road.