“We would be able to work longer into the 8 p.m. time frame versus right now we close at 6 p.m. We’re hoping to reopen on Sundays as well,” Jessica Pickett said of the increased hours of operation that could be provided if two part-time drivers come on board.
“Until we know we’re getting better quality of water coming in through Firesteel Creek, I think this would be useless. When we do vote on it, I will be voting no,” Councilman Dan Allen said.
According to City Administrator Stephanie Ellwein, several of the nonprofits that asked for subsidies saw significant growth in their cash fund balances in recent years.
“We’re at a point where we’ve invested a significant amount of money into this project, and we don’t want to get halfway down the road next year or next month, and find we’ve spent our capital improvement project funds and now we’re not going to move forward,” City Administrator Stephanie Ellwein said.
“When you try to budget for 12 months out and fuel prices change so drastically, it’s hard to get a good number to even start with,” Street and Sanitation Supervisor Kevin Roth said.