WASTEWATER WORK PLANNED FOR JANUARY

JACKSON, Mo. -- Next month, a Bismarck, Mo., contractor will begin improvements designed to relieve the city's overloaded sewer system.

In a 12-minute meeting Monday night that may have set a record for swiftness, the Jackson Board of Aldermen approved a contract with Loana Contractors Inc. for $497,645 to fund the Williams Creek Interceptor Sewer (Reach A) Project. Loana's bid was the lowest of six that ranged up to $773,000.

The project will involve the installation of about 1 mile of 8-to-21-inch pipe stretching from the lift station on East Jackson Boulevard near Johannes Auto Sales to Old Cape Road and north to Bainbridge.

"It will provide some relief in an area that is basically overloaded," said Jim Roach, the city's public works director.

The improvements will take out one existing lift station and open up the area between Old Cape Road and Bainbridge to sewers.

The overload on the city's wastewater system infrequently has caused raw sewage to back up and spill, especially during a big rain, Roach said.

He said the project will begin after the first of the year and will take two or three months to complete, depending on the weather.

In other business, the board changed its January meetings to Jan. 2 because of the New Year's Day holiday, and to Jan. 16 because of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday.

JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN ACTION TAKEN

7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4

City Hall

Action Items

Power and Light Committee

* Authorized payment of Jackson Missouri Electric System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1998, due Jan. 1 in the amount of $245,000 principal and $10,675 interest.

* Authorized payment of Jackson Missouri Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2000, due Jan. 1 in the amount of $108,725.63.

* Approved an ordinance amending a contractual agreement with Lemons Waste Systems Inc., relative to amended gate charges for refuse disposal.

* Accepted the bid of Loana Contractors Inc. of Bismarck, Mo., in the amount of $97,645 relative to wastewater system improvements under the Williams Creek Interceptor Sewer (Reach A) Project.

* Authorized a contract with Loana Contractors, Inc., for wastewater system improvements.

Street Committee

* Changed the regular council meetings from Jan. 1 to Jan. 2, and from Jan. 15 to Jan. 16.