The Winamac Town Council will consider a couple items related to the town’s wastewater project tonight. Mark Sullivan with Midwestern Engineers is expected to present a change order and claim for the council’s approval.
Continue readingUpgrades to Winamac’s wastewater treatment plant are now complete. Town Manager Brad Zellers recently gave an update to the town council.
Continue readingUpgrades to Winamac’s wastewater treatment plant are wrapping up. Wastewater Superintendent Barry Day recently told the town council that the new ammonia removal system was set to be fired up around April 6.
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While things are running a little behind, progress is being made on the Wastewater Project in the Town of Winamac according to Town Manager Brad Zellers.
Continue readingWinamac Town Council members approved contracts for their Wastewater Upgrade Project when members met Monday night.
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Winamac Town Council members looked over bids for their wastewater project during their regular meeting Monday night.
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Contractors interested in bidding on the Town of Winamac’s wastewater project will be meeting project officials today, according to Town Manager Brad Zellers.
He told Council members Monday night, “Contractors that are interested in bidding, and there are three this time, they’ll be here to go over any questions that they would have for the engineers and that type of thing just so they know how to throw their price at it.” Continue reading
Winamac officials recently discussed the next step to take with their Wastewater Project after the contract bid opened in October came in over budget. Continue reading
Winamac Town Council members held a bid opening for the Town’s wastewater project when they met in a special session on Tuesday.
Only one bid was received for the project and it was from Crosby Construction. They provided a total base bid of $1,475,000 and listed an alternate amount of $55,000. Continue reading
Winamac Clerk-Treasurer Melanie Berger reviewed the findings from Umbaugh’s budget report when town council members met last Monday.
The town’s financial advisors at Umbaugh looked at the current rates for the electric, water and wastewater utilities and then provided a projection of whether or not current rates will be able to sustain the accounts over the next five years. They also indicated whether or not the utility would see a positive or negative cash flow. Continue reading
Winamac Town Council members held a public hearing over their OCRA grant application Monday night.
OCRA Certified Grant Administrator Mike Kleinpeter began the hearing by stating that the town is applying for $700,000 with a $550,000 match for proposed wastewater treatment facility upgrades. Kleinpeter said town’s project is competing with 17 other proposals. The application must be submitted by February in order to be eligible for funding.
Midwestern Engineers CEO Mark Sullivan explained that the proposed upgrades are not optional.When the town renewed their NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Permit last year, they were given 3 years to adapt plant procedures to the new Environmental Protection Agency compliance regulating ammonia levels. Continue reading
The Winamac Town Council will hold a public hearing to discuss the OCRA Grant Application for the Wastewater project. It will be held at 6 p.m. with their regular meeting rescheduled to take place immediately after the hearing adjourns.
The OCRA Grant that is up for discussion is a competitive grant worth $700,000 that will help cover costs of the proposed upgrades to the Wastewater treatment plant. In order to be eligible for the funding, the application will need to be submitted by February 9th. Continue reading
