SL unsure of street improvement priorities
The Cleveland Avenue underground utility improvements from East Avenue to the lift station have been Silver Lake’s priority for some time.
The sanitary sewer line is bad and has caused sewage to back up into homes.
The original estimate for the complete project was $850,000, with assesments on some properties for the road reconstruction nearing $30,000.
The city then decided to look into replacing only the sanitary sewer, leaving the water main and individual services to residential properties for an estimated cost of around $100,000.
At the meeting on Monday, June 20, engineer John Rodeberg from Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH), recommended that the city wait to do any repairs until the entire project can be done.
Replacing only the sanitary sewer line is risky, having to work under the water main and possibly creating weaknesses with the existing services to the homes along the street.
For more information see the June 22 print edition of The Chronicle.