Drainage, sidewalk expansion and budget dominate Edgerton Council meeting

The Edgerton City Council met on Wednesday, Dec. 3, spending the majority of the meeting discussing the storm sewer near Mechanic Street, the placement of sidewalks on Fourth Avenue and Mill Street, and the citys proposed budget for 2015.

Mechanic Street storm sewer

How to fix the storm sewer near Mechanic Street has been a point of contention between the Edgerton City Council and city residents since excessive rains in early summer.

Council members Jerry Brink and Jason Snyder met with residents Mike Hoover and Kathy Matson after last months meeting to move the process toward a solution. The two tentatively came to an agreement for the installation of an easement, though pricing for the easement will still have to be worked out between the city and property owners.

The conversation continued with David Hulstein, future member of the 2015 Edgerton City Council offering potential solutions.

Hulstein said he took a laser out and shot elevations of the area and came up with a resolution. He recommended putting in a curb and gutter behind Leland Tinklenbergs building and continuing behind Larry Van Dykes property. The curb and gutter would catch all the water running off the buildings in the area, Hulstein said.

The council said it was appreciative of Hulsteins input and intended to work with property owners to come to an agreeable decision. Brink stated that he and Snyder would meet with Van Dyke and Tinklenberg to continue the discussion. Both Van Dyke and Tinklenberg agreed that the ideas presented were a good start to fixing the problem.

The way I look at it, anything is going to help, Van Dyke said.

Sidewalk expansion

The council continued the meeting with a discussion about the continued expansion of sidewalks on Fourth Avenue and Mill Street. Area property owners who would be affected by the improvement attended the meeting to ask questions.

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