Repairs Discussed For Dam

Southwest City’s board of alderman discussed the scope and specifications of repairs needed at the Honey Creek Dam during the Tuesday evening meeting.

At the previous meeting, Mayor David Blake, Alderman Shain Scott and Alderman Joe Carpenter were asked to review the damage individually and create a rough draft of proposed repairs.

Carpenter presented council members with a tentative bid request for review, suggestions and approval.

In this document Carpenter explained that the north levy had washed out during heavy flooding which allowed the creek to begin bypassing the dam. He went on to request a bid for filling and compacting the subsequent void to resist erosion. He asked that the fill be equal to the top of the original levy and the dam’s wing wall.

After some discussion, the council decided that bidders should source their material of choice and determine how many loads are needed. The council will request the method and percentage of compaction in the bid as well as require all bidders be in attendance at a pre-bid meeting to review the project site. It was also decided to pay the contractor in two installments, the first being 60 percent of the total and the second the remaining 40 percent.

Carpenter said he would make the agreed upon adjustments to the specifications and present a final bid request draft at the next meeting.

Departmental Reports

Police Chief Bud Gow reported that, since the last meeting, the department has issued three tickets, taken four reports, assisted with one lock-out and provided assistance to neighboring agencies twice. Gow noted that one report was taken for a missing elderly individual and another was taken for a cow that bailed out of a trailer. He said both were located and returned home.

Gow announced that the department has received an automated external defibrillator (AED) worth more than $10,000 from the Department of Defense as well as nearly $3,000 of additional, assorted equipment.

Reports for the Fire Department