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Construction of a new sanitary sewer line that will help to make further development of the northeast side of Fort Dodge possible was approved by the City Council Monday.
The new line will extend north from the area of 32nd Street and 10th Avenue North.
The council hired Rasch Construction, of Fort Dodge, to build the line at a cost of $388,460.
Councilmen Andy Fritz and Jeff Halter were absent from the otherwise unanimous vote to award the contract.
Other bidders for the job were Hurst & Sons, Waterloo, $472,071.50; Crow River Construction, New London, Minnesota, $479,985; Brian Nettleson Excavating, Joice, $510,920; S.M. Hentges, Jordan, Minnesota, $554,243; J & K Contracting, Urbandale, $575,575; and Riley-Armstrong Plumbing and Heating, Fort Dodge, $621,943.
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An investigator will be added to the staff of the Webster County Attorney’s Office this summer.
The investigator will assist the Fort Dodge Police Department, Webster County Sheriff’s Department, the Dayton Police Department and the Gowrie Police Department.
With no discussion, the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday approved the agreement that will create the position. Councilmen Andy Fritz and Jeff Halter were absent from the otherwise unanimous vote.
The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved the agreement on April 27.
Under that agreement, the city will pay 60 percent of the investigator’s salary.
The county will pay 40 percent of the salary and the employer’s share of health insurance and other benefits.