Livingston Board of Aldermen awarded an $878,000 bid Monday night for improvements to the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Consulting Engineer Daniel Tribble said the city will need to cover the remaining estimated $539,600 that is not covered by grant funding. He said the plant includes equipment that should have been replaced after 20 years.
“These are pieces of equipment that need to be replaced that have been in service for around 30 years and have been working well, but are showing signs of deterioration and need to be replaced, as typical things that your wastewater facility does,” Tribble said.
Tribble said the overall project, including construction cost, will be an estimated $989,600. Livingston Mayor Lori Elder-Burnette said the city already has $300,000 set aside and will also provide additional funding project.
“This would be from water/sewer, so we already had some funds that were set aside for that, and this next budget we will add the additional monies into it,” Elder-Burnette said.
Elder-Burnette said costs like these are to be expected when budgeting the water/sewer fund each year.
“I think on a fairly regular basis, I think we have figured out with water and sewer, you know, that we are always gonna have some items that are gonna have to be upgraded to keep us where we need to be,” Elder-Burnette said.
Tribble said the overall project, including construction cost, will be an estimated $989,600. The project consists of replacing the sequencing batch reactor decanners and replacing of grit chambers.
In other business, the board tabled a decision to approve EVAC insurance. The board had some concerns that the insurance policy does not cover employee family members.
The board also approved the second reading of a food truck ordinance. The ordinance allows food trucks in all commercial and industrial zones, and in public areas in residential zones. That would include the city ballpark.
Elder-Burnette said people will not be allowed to have a food truck operating at their house.
