The Glenn Street extension was approved for $877,214.51.

City administrator Chris Nosbisch said the city was happy with the bid environment on this particular project, as there were 11 total bidders and the project came in significantly lower than the $1.35 million engineer’s estimate.

Rathje Construction was the low bidder for the project.

The Glenn Street Extension is part of the city’s cost to work with Community Housing Initiatives for the coming 30 unit complex that will be built along Glenn Street in the coming months. The extension of Glenn Street will move the road to the west and create an outlet along Business 30 as part of the project.

The city also approved the development agreement between CHI for the low to moderate income housing for senior citizens. As part of the agreement, the city will award $395,000 of low to moderate housing grant funds for the development. Nosbisch said while it has taken four years for this development to conclude, this also helps to open another portion of the city for further multifamily residential or other residential development in the future.

Mayor Tom Wieseler asked if there was a need to reignite the housing commission in the community, as one of their largest recommendations for low to moderate income housing advanced.

Council member Scott Rose said with the work on advancing the alternative dwelling units ordinance moving forward, that tackles another recommendation the commission made.

Nosbisch said that the money for projects will be eaten up for this for a number of years, but the commission could be reinstituted to give further ideas.

Council member Paul Tuerler said it could be beneficial for the commission to once again offer the grants to low-to-moderate income households for heating ventilation and air conditioning improvements.

Rose said that it would be great if the council also extended invitations to housing commission members on any ribbon cutting for the new complex when it is finished, as it was their work that helped this be explored.