MANCHESTER, Iowa — After nearly two hours of public comments, questions and concerns, the Manchester City Council voted, 4-1, to proceed with acquiring the necessary property for its airport expansion
SOLON Solon agreed in 2017 to provide city water to the 14 houses in Gallery Acres West miles away because of the development’s arsenic-plagued drinking water well.
Four years later, the 8-inch diameter pipeline that was supposed to connect the development to Solon’s water still isn’t complete and may have to be re-laid because portions are not deep enough to avoid freezing in the winter.
“Since the contractor made the error, they have to go back and fix that,” said Tracy Hufford, a resident of Gallery Acres West.
The neighborhood, which backs up to the Lake Macbride Golf Course off Highway 382, got a loan from the State Revolving Fund for $1.3 million and has used about $932,500 so far on the project, said Mark Moeller, supervisor of the Water Supply Engineering Section of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.