Alice Pickering
Wyoming Area Reporter

Wyoming City Council has approved replacement of the infra-red pipe and two burners in the heating system for the fire department.

Fire Chief Dennis Berry explained that the unit is 30 years old and parts are difficult to find. Even with replacement, the hangers, reflector and vacuum pump can be re-used.

The bid available at the time of the meeting on Jan. 3 was for $4400. The council approved up to $5000 for the purchase. The city staff is to seek more bids before one is awarded.

According to the written report from Attorney Tom Miller, Polaris officials are reviewing the MI F loan agreement and he anticipates it will be signed soon.

Engineer Lee Elfering is collecting payment receipts and invoices to document the $500,000 eligible expenditures so the grant can be issued by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Miller has also prepared a revised contract for the contractor providing equipment and service for the new automated water meters.

Elfering reported that the joint sewer pipeline is operational and the cityís wastewater is being treated at the new plant. Related to that, the city has begun working on the abandonment of the treatment ponds south of CR-84.

MPCA is working with the city to ensure proper cleanup. Any use by Polaris of the land before the land is abandoned is to be approved by the city council. Meetings related to these issues are to be scheduled for mid-January.

2006 appointments

Council appointments and liaison responsibilities for 2006 were approved at the Jan. 3 council session.

Acting mayor is Ted Phillips. Library commissioners are Sheldon Anderson and Phillips. Tom LaBarre is the public works and park liaison. Police liaison is Joe Zerwas. Anderson is the fire liaison, emergency services officer, and watershed district representative.

The three sewer commissioners are Phillips, Blake Tiedeman, and Zerwas (alternate). EDA members are LaBarre and Tiedeman. Phillips serves as the planning commission liaison and the Rush Line representative.

Phillips and Zerwas are the representatives in any litigation, union, and personnel matters.

The council also approved the appointments of volunteer firefighters for 2006. These are Jay Achenbach, Dennis Berry, Karen Brown, Al Chmielewski, Dave Czepa, Dan Dahlager, Sue Daley, Garen Engquist, Richard Forster, Jeremy Hastings, John Hastings, John J. Hastings, Ruth Iverson, Cheryl Jensen, Mike Jensen, Matt Joesting, Justin Johnson, Traci Johnson, Thad Joselyn, Mark Kopka, Ken LaCasse, Mike McGuiness, Jerry Moser, Richelle Nicosia, Phil Niemczyk, Mark Okninch, LeRoy Olheiser, Donn Olson, Byron Rieck, Brian Rod, Jason Russell, Tim Shusta, Laurie Stanway, Greg Steiner, and Kevin Sternhagen.

Appointments to city boards and commissions were also approved at the Jan. 3 meeting. Membership in each one is listed alphabetically.

Members of the planning commission are: Ben Dougherty, Ken Meyer, PJ Richardson and Michael Thomas. EDA commissioners for 2006 are: David Boniface, Todd Lynn, Paul Raduenz, Norm Riedeman, and Nate Wilner.

Park board members for 2006 are: Olga Anderson, Kristin Kettelhut, Tim Patterson, Ann Pratt, Joyce Reed and Stephanie Tiedeman.

Other business

In other business, council:

ïApproved a partial pay estimate for S.R. Weidema for the joint sanitary sewer pipeline, in the amount of $118,991.54.

ïTabled the decision about city fees until the staff can check to see how these compare to those of cities similar to Wyoming.

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