Tamaroa maps costly repair for water leak at Red Hawk
The Village Board of Trustees Wednesday authorized Mayor Curtis Stube to take the necessary steps to repair a water leak under the fairway at Red Hawk Golf Club. He will work with Southern Engineering to determine what can be done to bypass the leak.
Trustee Bill Place said the leak appears to be minor. However, the location of the water line makes it a major problem. Because the line runs under the fairway, heavy equipment might have to be lifted via crane to the site of the repair. The cost would be very high.
Place recommended putting in a new line and abandoning the leaking one. The line to be replaced is approximately 1,400 feet long. He said it would be better to replace the line on the village's time table than to wait until a major leak occurs.
Village employees will test the water Thursday to determine if there is chlorine in it. If the water contains chlorine, the leaking line belongs to the village. Place estimated replacing the line will cost $20,000 to $25,000.
In other business, the board:
• approved the electric aggregation contract. The final price will be between $.04 and $.05 per kilowatt hour. The board opted not to include a .001 cent "civic contribution" which would have generated about $3,000 per year for the village if at least 90 percent of Tamaroa's residents participated in the aggregation program. The board objected mainly because the contribution is not voluntary. "If you can't choose not to pay it, it's a tax or a fee," Place said.
• discussed the line break at the Taco Shack. Michael Coles had asked that the water be shut off to the building. Billing was stopped, but the water was not turned off. The lines froze and burst. The board said Coles would not be charged for the water, but that repairs to the water lines are his responsibility. The lines must be drained after water is turned off or they will break. Coles said he did not drain the lines. In that case, the break would have occurred even if the water had been shut off.
• determined that Lively's Bar could remain open 24 hours a day and serve food without having to amend the liquor ordinance. Alcohol may be served only until 1 a.m. and consumed until 1:30 a.m. After that, the taps and alcohol must be covered and Lively's is responsible for enforcing the no-consumption rule. George Lively said he has already installed cameras to help with that. The bar passed inspection by the Health Department and will begin serving food as soon as Friday. Lively said he plans to sell pizza and fish. At some point, pizza delivery will be available.
• approved the sale of an old, blue Chevy truck for $400 and agreed to purchase a 11.5 horsepower generator for $625 from Trustee Betty Roberts' son. Her son purchased the DEK Generac generator then won one from his employer. The DEK has only been used for 2.1 hours.
• heard from Mayor Stube that ATVs have torn up the alley on the east side of town. Village employees were instructed to keep track of the cost of the repair so that the culprit can be billed when caught.
• heard from Village Attorney Matt Foster that the three people charged with destruction of property at the community center will be responsible for restitution. However, the court did not set up a structured payment schedule. Simply Beautiful estimated the cost of repairs at $500. The court cases have been resolved.
• heard from Treasurer Margaret Lee that she needs a document stating that the savings accounts for the sewer department will require two signatures- hers and Mayor Stube's. Along with a signed copy of the minutes of the last meeting, the document will allow her to open the accounts as recommended by the USDA Rural Development.