Cadott Village Board; Where did you come from and where did you go?
Brian Chapman, Cedar Corp., explained about the street projects taking place in Cadott, as well as the ones planned, at a village board meeting Oct. 2. It’s up to the board to decide what they want to try for, in terms of funding the projects. Photo by Ginna Young
By Ginna Young
You never know what you’re going to find when you start a project and while drilling for a sanitary sewer main at Cadott’s new Kwik Trip site on State Hwy. 27, crews ran into something they definitely did not expect.
“During that, they discovered there’s a water main by that hydrant that nobody knows about,” said Brian Chapman, Cedar Corp., during a Cadott Village meeting Oct. 2. “We have no record of any water main out there.”
The eight-inch main is newer than one would expect, but without delving into where it runs to, the village is at a loss as to explain its existence. Public works director Jeremy Kenealy even reached out to retired public works director Rolly Tichy, who had no recollection of a main in that location.
“It’s beyond me,” said Chapman. Chapman also wanted some board input on Chippewa Street or County Hwy. X, as it is on schedule by the county, to pave in 2025.
“I told him (county contact) we had some pretty significant plans there,” said Chapman.
Included in that, is narrowing the road, since there is no need for parking, and it would be a $60,000 cost savings. Another reason, is that the sanitary runs right underneath the existing road edge, so to go with a wider option, it would situate the sewer right under the new curb and gutter, and they’d have to install manholes in the curb and gutter.
“I guess we just need to pin down whether we are going to go with curb on both sides of the street,” said Chapman.
The project always had the curb going on the south side, but it was mentioned by a resident to have it on the north side, as well. However, nothing more has been said about that.
Either way, it will be a $1 million project – if costs don’t rise.
“Hopefully, the pipe costs don’t continue to go crazy,” said Chapman.
Chapman also spoke about 80th Avenue and 250th Street, which has been submitted for funding in the past.
“I would recommend resubmitting that roadway,” he said.
It’s possible the village can get funding through the Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) or the Municipal Street Improvement Discretionary (MSID). One is an 80/20 grant, the other is a 50/50 match. Cadott can submit a project funding request for both.
They’ll need the help, as it will be about $1.5 million if the two streets are done together. The application is due end of November, so members approved reapplying for the funding.
Yellow Street, in the past, was deemed not to be a community-wide project and ineligible for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). With the improvements and the lift stations planned, it’s a $2 million project, but the village can apply through the LRIP, along with an Intent to Apply (ITA) with the DNR.
Working through an ITA, the DNR scores points for the village, based on a narrative of criteria. The DNR then makes a decision if the village is eligible to apply for Safe Water and Clean Water grants. If awarded, the village can be reimbursed for the work done.
“So, you’re saying we should do that first?” asked village president Randy Kuehni.
Chapman said he would and recommends a tie-in of extensive water improvements on Yellow Street. Based on Chapman’s recommendation, the board agreed to have Cedar Corp. start the process.
“It’s not going to go away, we might as well start chipping away at the surface right now,” said trustee Les Liptak.
It was also reported that the surface of Brown Street has been paved, and the contractors will shoulder and clean up in the area, putting mailboxes back where they were.
“It’s looking nice,” said Kuehni.
