Council approves Fair Street engineering

The Council, tonight, approved an engineering contract for the design of the Fair Street Drainage System with Professional Engineering Consultants for $25,000. The design includes reconfiguring the water drainage path at the intersection of 1st and Cherry where drainage now must make a 90 degree turn to cross 1st Street and in addition, the lowering of the south end of Fair Street to allow water to drain away from below the BNSF underpass. Keeping water from accumulating below the underpass is the first step before street repairs can be made. It is hopeful the project can begin this summer.