Sunday, May 31, 2009

Correction to last post on the $14,000

It is true the new contract that was recently approved by the council will end up costing the city over $14,000 more than what was originally presented to the Public Utilities Committee.

The correction is that it is not the whole council's fault but that of the three members of the committee led by council members Olson, who was filling in for another council member, Ingram and Zimmerman. The actions of the committee are what cost the city the additional money and put the whole council between a rock and a hard place.

If the council had not approved this contract at the last meeting, it would have cost the city even a lot more money, maybe as much as $100,000. The reason being that there is such a small window of opportunity for the disposal of the sludge via the proposal presented to council. If that window was missed then the disposal of the sludge from the treatment plant would have to be sent to eastern Washington for disposal thus costing the city the additional amount. So it was either approve the contract knowing that it would cost the city more this year or by waiting and thus end up costing the city a whole lot more than $14,000.

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