Village board gets update on projects
EMILY GOJMERAC
REPORTER
Phil Kriesel, a representative from Mid State Associates (MSA) spoke to the members of the Rib Lake village board on November 10 about the recent sludge storage tank replacement. There are two items that have yet to be done. They are installing a screen at the access points to prevent people from falling in and installing a davit crane extension. The work is expected to be completed by the end of November, with the final payment application being next month. A Certificate of Substantial Completion was issued contingent upon completion of the remaining items.
Soil borings are complete on the McComb/Landall Avenue light replacement project. Kriesel told the board “All the lights will have to be replaced. The boring indicated a 7-inch layer of concrete underneath the asphalt. That was something we were not expecting.”
The seven inches of concrete will have to be removed before they can install the new light poles. Surveyors have been on McComb and Landall to begin mapping out the plan for the new light poles. Once that is complete, a mapped out design of the streets can be prepared to present to the board for approval.
Trustee, Russel Bullis, explained “There are three must-haves for the poles, they are: banner arms, plugins for Christmas decor that gets installed on the poles on Main Street every year, and flag holders.”
An amendment of owner-engineer agreement was signed by president William Schreiner.
Funding for the lighting project will be brought up again at the December meeting due to the unknown future of the bank in Rib Lake.
President Schreiner spoke very highly of the Rib Lake Fish and Game when he said “The Fish and Game have worked very well with the DNR with stocking 7,053 walleyes throughout the 14 lakes in the area.”
In other business, the Village Hall’s four furnaces need to be replaced. A suggestion was made to have Jeff Ziembo look at them before a final decision of total replacement is made. These furnaces are 21 years old.
