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<br />Work on sanitation system may help sewer problems
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<br />current~ studying the comparisons
<br />at last week's flood to the flood of
<br />.totry10 undefstanclth8ditfer-
<br />patha the two floocla.
<br />"ThaWOlk ison-going:Kiolbasa
<br />explained. 'but it will stili be two to
<br />three weeks until wa get some hard
<br />and last numbeB:
<br />Lata last week, city officials 08\18
<br />an eslu11al8 at $10 million in flood
<br />damage within the City of Stertiog.
<br />Their estimat8S inctu.citll,aoo ,asi-
<br />d8l'lC8S.and200bualneas._8Ittcttd
<br />by tlCkld Wl!Il8f, as. woW as major
<br /><lamage which oc:t::Ult8d 10 Koehia
<br />Way in Ill. Sl)Uth part of town.
<br />In response 10 soma of the cit~
<br />zens who attended IlIIt nighrs work
<br />session. KioIbasa dlSClJssed "the
<br />City'sstorm artdUflitarysewersys-
<br />lams wl't1Ch appare"lIy cauud mora
<br />damage 10 some retlidencell than
<br />Ihelloodwatar.
<br />Several r~ comAIainllMi ci
<br />S8W8l' back-up in th_ bas8m8fll&,
<br />whilef\ood wal8f8w8Nlkepl:albali.
<br />The City's s...... system, Fnlm the air, it's e.asy to see how flood watel'$ could cause an estimated S10 million in damage to
<br />Kielbasas'.... ",**M1llytookon approl\lmately 1,000 residences and 200 businesses affected by flood water in the City of Sterling. Alth<Jugb
<br />water.~ , many pam. of Sterting were untouched by floodin~. other areas were ~y affeaed. tSPS Ph~~Courte?y
<br />Hee..,......Uhalth.volU/flaol ofChipSteg~.) > -
<br />watel' pumping Into Ihe sanitary -1
<br />s._ last ..,..,., incrused from
<br />about1.000,OOOgallansto1i,OOO,OOO system may be the besl explana- presentation made by Assisllmt to vacatioo).thecouncilmembefs_
<br />galkms ift a 20 minote ptRiod, but tion, plus. Kiobaee noted, "Water theCltyM3fl&ge,PamGumJnaIClty adamam- that the proposal not bolo
<br />was unable to plnJmat a tlMllKaA lot SfMks the p.a1h of IeIIld r09istanca." Manager Randy Gusl:afson is on lorwatdod tor amsid&ration at thQir
<br />1t1athappaning. Aft.. applauding the r8$p0ttS8
<br />"The volume collectively in- effOrts by various evenci&&. lndud.
<br />aeaaectlor8OlR8,.....:KIoIaae& Inlil tn. '..... pemmet1l. the
<br />said.. _" " f'AO\Iildaelothe
<br />"And I don'1 thInIt It was a n8ttr reguler bosinesa _ems and strongly
<br />rally oecunil'lg 8\I8Ilt. nbled a naH-percent salee tax In-
<br />"It's one ot those thing. that we crease proponI.
<br />may neval kl"flllilf; he Mlded.. The salM talC inc:ntase wes pm-
<br />Kielbasa said thai the new con- posed as a m6llM 01 IWlding a 150
<br />\riD sanilaty line Ul'IClW CCII'lstNctiOn yHl' capitoltaclll1ies plan which
<br />may acIdr&ss some of the recuuenl would Include pavement, storm
<br />~s of back-up in some pans MVIlM. C\Wo. ;utter and sid_alk
<br />own, but not neceSlMldty on the in,prowwn&ms in SlWU areas of
<br />hside. the CIty. .
<br />The heauy loads of wat&f to the Deeplte the ~o-umi8t6tand
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<br />regular meeting neld week.
<br />The plan included improvement
<br />projects in tiv8-Year blocks tor a pe-
<br />riod ot 15 years.
<br />The grand Iotal cost of the capi-
<br />tol plan was. estimated at
<br />$12,714,570,tor Il[I average annual
<br />cost 01 $847,638.
<br />Gumina discussed bonds as a
<br />possiblil means of lunding. but the
<br />final price tag attet a20-year repay-
<br />ment plan would be $20 million. In
<br />live years, Gumina explain8d. a 1/
<br />2% sales tax could generate nearly
<br />$4 million 10 hoIp pay lor the $5
<br />million bill lor thelirstfive-yellfplan
<br />increment.
<br />Alter some discussion, the con-
<br />sensus Wa$ apparent and the pw"
<br />posal will not be considered by Ihe
<br />St&riing City Councilany time !lOOn.
<br />N..t week, Council will be con-
<br />sidering an appropriation ordinance
<br />as well as.ac:omj)feheAsNeleepolicy
<br />which has been rodesigned to ad-
<br />dress dired: cost rElal\ll8fY and in.
<br />~" cludesthe addition of an annentian
<br />""tee.. "
<br />In oth9r City busineSs, the Ster-
<br />ling Reereatlon Cant81 willbeclosed
<br />from 8 a.m. -nacm on Sat.. Aug. 9, for
<br />thie logan County Fair Pande.
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<br />Meet and Eat Menus Aug. 11- Aug. 15, 1997
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<br />McKoe Family
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<br />Heritage~. Stening
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<br />"Piclc Your Term" Certificate of'Deposit.
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