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RANDOLPH — A possible truck and livestock pod washout, along with continued pool renovation costs, took up much of the Randolph City Council’s attention last week.
Greg Villwok is purchasing property from Larry Janssen and would like to convert one of the buildings into a truck and cattle pod washout. The plan would also include space for local residents and others to wash vehicles.
Villwok said the business would operate as a do-it-yourself car wash, since Randolph does not have enough population to support an automatic car wash.
The biggest issue is sewer service. The building is not currently connected to a city sewer line, and wastewater from the washout would need somewhere to go. Under Villwok’s plan, wastewater from the truck washout would go into the sewer system, while solids would be held back, loaded up and hauled away.
City officials looked at possible locations where a sewer line could cross the highway to serve the property. Measurements and other information have been sent to JEO, the city’s engineering firm, for review.
JEO will look at possible crossing locations and determine whether a lift station or other equipment may be needed.
Council members said they liked the concept Villwok presented, but will wait to hear back from JEO before deciding on the next steps for any possible infrastructure expansion.
The Council also heard an update on the city’s pool renovation project.
Kalynda Kuhl, representing the pool committee, told the Council the total cost of the project is $77,491.39.
The pool committee and city have contributed a combined $25,500 so far, with the committee contributing $10,500 from donations and the city contributing $15,000.
Some back-ordered parts still need to be ordered so they can arrive by fall. Those parts will cost $14,278. The committee is hoping to receive a grant from the Randolph Community Foundation to help cover that expense.
The remaining cost of the project is $37,713.39.
The pool committee asked the Council to consider working the remaining project cost into the city budget.
A few Council members said they liked the idea of spreading the cost over two budget years so the entire amount would not fall into one year’s budget. Council members said they would look into that possibility as the city’s budget season approaches in the next few months.
In other action, the Council approved allowing the city administrator to sell the city’s 2007 utility pickup.
The meeting ended with an executive session to discuss two personnel reviews.
