Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Estimates come in drastically different
A portion of the collapsed fence at the Everly sewage treatment ponds sags towards the ground on Monday evening. Several portions of the perimeter fence were damaged by floodwaters in June.
Ongoing discussion about flood-related repairs and future mitigation efforts highlighted the Everly City Council's meeting on Monday.
The council reviewed two bids for fencing work at the city's sewage treatment ponds. The chain-link fence that surrounds the perimeter of the ponds was severely damaged during the flood in June, which necessitated repairs.
Action was tabled on the two submitted bids due to discrepancies in estimates. Mauer Company, of St. Paul and Omaha, submitted a bid of $112,000, while American Fence Company, of Sioux City, pegged the project at $35,069.21.
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