Fourth Street N.W. construction bids approved

Midwest Concrete was awarded the bid for repairs to Fourth Street N.W. in Mount Vernon, with a bid of $349,587.

According to city administrator Chris Nosbisch, that was $100,000 under the city engineer’s estimate for the project. There were a total of eight bidders for the project.

“Having grown up on that street, I know the improvements are definitely needed,” said city council member Stephanie West.

Final plat approved for Spring Meadow Heights addition

The final plat to Spring Meadow Heights subdivision in Mount Vernon has been approved by the city council.

The additions were approved by the Mount Vernon City Council in August 2017, and the final two lots in the second addition were up for sale or under development.

Only minimal changes were in the final plats (shifting a connecting trail system to a different property in the project).

Council approves more aeration for quarry

The Mount Vernon City Council approved more aeration for the Mount Vernon Quarry, as well as purchasing carp for the pond to help with eliminating some of the items that fall into the water body.

The city has put three years’ worth of enzymes and chemicals into the pond to mitigate some of those issues, and is not tenable for an ongoing cost Nosbisch said. These $8,000 expenses will hopefully help the issues in the pond.