Allocate $962,000 to replace sewers and repave streets at Easter Hill housing project
In Plain English
The city plans to spend $867,000 from 1999 sewer bonds to replace aging sewer lines at the Easter Hill public housing site. An additional $95,000 in gas tax money covers repaving portions of 29th and 30th Streets. If approved, the Public Works Department manages both infrastructure upgrades as part of the federal HOPE VI housing redevelopment program.
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Votes
To adopt Resolution No. 137-05 regarding the sewer bond funds and the gas tax funds and Resolution No. 138-05 regarding deferral of the permit fees
8 to 0
Why This Vote Matters
The council unanimously approved spending $867,000 to replace old sewer lines at the Easter Hill public housing development, plus $95,000 in gas tax money to repave nearby streets. This infrastructure work is part of a larger federal program to redevelop the Easter Hill housing site. The sewer replacement will use money from bonds the city sold in 1999, while street repaving comes from existing gas tax funds. The council also waived permit fees for the project, which the Public Works Department will manage.
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