Litchfield City Council Meeting

The Litchfield City Council heard an update last night from Golden Fleece Lodge #89 Charitable Foundation President Greg Langmo on the proposal for building a picnic shelter at South Park. The Lodge is hoping to build the structure with trees from the local area.

Langmo says they would also like the structure to have electricity and possibly a restroom. The Council directed the City staff to work with the Golden Fleece Lodge on the next steps in the process of developing the shelter.

The Council approved of a variance request for John & Leslie Mueller at 408 North Gorman Avenue to tear down a detached garage and to construct a new 2-stall, detached garage. The council approved of appointing Owen Boerma as the Litchfield Area Recreation Center Director.

A bid was approved for the siding project at the Litchfield Civic Arena with RAM Buildings, Inc. for $168,474. A bid was also approved for 8 additional basketball hoops at the LARC with H2I Group for $82,510 on a 4-to-2 vote with Darlene Kotelnicki and Bob Powers opposed. $20,000 has already been donated to the basketball hoop project by local basketball groups. The T hangar project bid at the municipal airport was approved from Everstrong Construction for $1,149,547. City Engineer Chuck DeWolf says the bid won’t be awarded until August to make sure that the 95% reimbursement from the federal government goes through.

A waiver of subdivision review for the pretreatment facility land purchase at the wastewater treatment plant for First District Association was approved. A public hearing was set for June 16th at 5:30 p.m. to consider that sale of public property.

Following a closed session at the May 4th Council meeting, a resolution was approved last night accepting an investigation regarding a complaint in the law enforcement department on a 5-to-1 vote with Kotelnicki opposed.

With the resignation of Sara Miller from the Litchfield City Council earlier this spring, some of the committee assignments were reassigned last night. Betty Allen will take Miller’s spot at the Chamber and on the Personnel Committee. The new Ward 5 Council Member Bob Powers will serve on the Finance & Infrastructure Committee. Also last night, the Litchfield City Council heard the annual audit report from Justin McGraw of Conway, Deuth & Schmiesing.