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City Approves Payments For Water Treatment Plant Upgrades

Monday, November 18, 2019 - Posted 7:32:34 PM
In an abbreviated session, the Minonk City Council approved payments to Mid Illinois Mechanical for work on the Water Treatment Plant upgrades at their Monday night meeting. Payment # 2 was for $27,766.35 and payment # 3 was for $108,599.31.

City Administrator Bill Moline gave the following project updates.
  • WTP upgrades - All piping work is completed, waiting on test results to come back and then we will begin the process of firing back up the RO system.
  • Public hearings Tuesday night for the Woodford County Revolving Loan projects
  • Audit completed - each of you have a copy, please review and let me know if you have any questions. Audit will be on the Dec. 2nd agenda for approval
  • Leaf pick up on going
In public comments, Dave Uphoff asked when the city's water is going to taste normal again. City Administrator Bill Moline said they are still working on getting the reverse osmosis back online again but said he does not have a definite date on when the water will be back to normal.

Comments

Michelle Pottinger: I've about had it with this water problem!!!
Kristina Porter: Seriously!? I'm getting really tired of getting jugs of water to drink
Lindsay Reed Hahn: Kristina Porter right?! This is getting ridiculous.
Kristina Porter:Absolutely! Especially when the first article came out and said it should be okay by October 15th... it's now been another month!
Krista Ruestman Minonk: should start reimbursements for us to buy drinking water, or at least lower the water bills. My water bill hasn't changed but $5 since this started. I spend almost $50 a month on drinking water. Then another $65 for the water bill when you can't drink it
Tammy Ann: Need to get approval for sewer upgrades to!!
Lindsay Reed Hahn: Krista Ruestman, yes! Not only is my bill outrageously high still, but now I'm buying bottled water in bulk all the time
Lisa McDonnald: I'd suggest our bills be discounted for having to deal with this for so long, but the chances of that are slim to none.
Michelle Pottinger: I've about had it with this water problem!!!