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Argyle may get sewer system this summer
By Tracey Lamm/MVM News Network
FORT MADISON - After several setbacks, a stalled sanitary sewer project for the residents of Argyle may be completed by the end of summer.
Lee County Supervisor Ernie Schiller said the Rural Utility Service Systems will announce on Earth Day the details of the system, which has been in the works for many years. Schiller represents Lee County on the RUSS board, a consortium of counties that gather funds and help small communities like Argyle with utility projects.
RUSS will oversee the project, which began after the unincorporated town received a community development block grant to pursue a sewer system. Schiller said USDA Rural Development has released the matching funds necessary to get the project going.
Schiller had reported to the board in March that RUSS needed a project engineer to draft a facility plan before the USDA would release the funds necessary to begin the project. If all goes as planned, Schiller said Argyle residents could have a sanitary sewer system in place by the end of summer.
“We have other areas in our county with as great a need as Argyle. Maybe once they see this project is moving along, they will pursue the grants that are available for these types of projects,” Schiller said.
Lee County Engineer Dennis Osipowicz presented the board with a five-year road maintenance schedule. Osipowicz is required by the Iowa Department of Transportation to update the five-year plan.
Included in the plan for fiscal year 2008 is a $327,000 bridge replacement on Pilot Grove Road and a $692,000 resurfacing project on Charleston Road, County Road J62. A box culvert replacement on 110th Street that will cost $135,000 was added to the program because the culvert to be replaced is deteriorating rapidly, Osipowicz said.
The county road department has seen a sharp drop in funds it will receive from the DOT for projects. Resurfacing projects on County Roads X23, W55, Primrose Road (J72) and 243rd Avenue, which is old Highway 218 through Summitville, have been postponed.
However, the bypass of Fort Madison remains in the program, with grading to take place in 2009. Osipowicz said the DOT would probably begin buying right of way this summer.
Robert and Laverna Moore from Montrose addressed the board about several issues, ranging from county roads and how those projects are selected to the need for E911 and a reverse 911 system, courthouse consolidation and county zoning.
Lee County Supervisor Ernie Schiller said the Rural Utility Service Systems will announce on Earth Day the details of the system, which has been in the works for many years. Schiller represents Lee County on the RUSS board, a consortium of counties that gather funds and help small communities like Argyle with utility projects.
RUSS will oversee the project, which began after the unincorporated town received a community development block grant to pursue a sewer system. Schiller said USDA Rural Development has released the matching funds necessary to get the project going.
Schiller had reported to the board in March that RUSS needed a project engineer to draft a facility plan before the USDA would release the funds necessary to begin the project. If all goes as planned, Schiller said Argyle residents could have a sanitary sewer system in place by the end of summer.
“We have other areas in our county with as great a need as Argyle. Maybe once they see this project is moving along, they will pursue the grants that are available for these types of projects,” Schiller said.
Lee County Engineer Dennis Osipowicz presented the board with a five-year road maintenance schedule. Osipowicz is required by the Iowa Department of Transportation to update the five-year plan.
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The county road department has seen a sharp drop in funds it will receive from the DOT for projects. Resurfacing projects on County Roads X23, W55, Primrose Road (J72) and 243rd Avenue, which is old Highway 218 through Summitville, have been postponed.
However, the bypass of Fort Madison remains in the program, with grading to take place in 2009. Osipowicz said the DOT would probably begin buying right of way this summer.
Robert and Laverna Moore from Montrose addressed the board about several issues, ranging from county roads and how those projects are selected to the need for E911 and a reverse 911 system, courthouse consolidation and county zoning.
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