Monticello Live

The bids ranged from $211,000 – $837,000.

Discussion will be held at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, explaining why the bid range was so wide, and if anyone will have the ability to amend their bid for misunderstandings. (more…)

Joe Meeks, the incumbent for the seat, was invited to the event, but could not attend due to scheduling conflicts.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will hold a “live” virtual public involvement meeting via WebEx to review the proposed plans to construct new roadway (Interstate 69) extending from Highway 278 to Highway 65 in Drew and Desha Counties. (more…)

East city sewer pond, located near Florence Road.

To reduce confusion, based on the various parts of the sewer system repair, videos and comments will be separated into different listings.

First,  is the summary from last months City Council meeting, describing the expected cost issues of removing sludge from the east sewer pond. Although those ponds are still in use, their main purpose was serving Burlington Industries, several years ago.

At the most recent City Council meeting, Chid Kwelle of McClelland Engineering, explained the
Sludge Removal Details at the east city sewer ponds.

The discussion by the Mayor and City Council, posted here, should be easier to understand.

West city sewer pond on West city sewer pond on Old Warren Road

At the end of the meeting, after being asked for a brief overview, McClelland Engineers representative vaguely stated it was between $500,000 and $2 million required to correct issues with the cities west sewer ponds, located off of Old Warren Road.