At a Monday evening meeting, the Jewell City Council met with its Public Works Director Terry Anderson on a water shut off policy. Anderson informed the council that there is a broken water service line and a broken shut off at a house in the community. The water is actively leaking in the house with the city losing treated water as a result. The resident is having a difficult time coming up with the funds to make the repair. Anderson inquired to the council if there is a possibility to assess the cost of the shut-off in a similar fashion as the city is doing for sidewalk replacement and tree removal policies. The council made a motion to repair the shut off costing $3,500 with the cost to be paid by the city to the contractor and assessed to the resident for the next two years being repaid on the water bill. The motion was passed by a 5 to 0 vote. A policy for repairing shut offs will be discussed at the next council meeting.
The Jewell City Council approved to repair the sidewalk in Water Works Park to prevent damage to adjacent properties in the amount of $2,800 with a vote of 4 to 0. Council member Stacy Alsager abstaining.
In another matter,the Jewell City Council approved the snowmobile route for the upcoming winter season through the community. Three invoices for the Main Street Project totaling $27,279.55 to Snyder and Associates were approved by the council.