Cloverdale council holds short meeting

CLOVERDALE -- It was a short and sweet meeting for the Cloverdale Town Council on Tuesday evening as it met to discuss several routine issues.

Superintendent of Public Works Chuck Knuf came before the council to give an update on the status of the radio read water meters.

At this time all meters have been installed. However, 30 more meters are needed to complete the job along with 25 setters and 11 meter pits.

"We are caught up on our water meter installation," Knuf said. "I'd like to wrap this project up if I can."

Knuf was approved for the purchase of the 30 meters at a cost of $11,150 from West Central Supply. The money for the purchase will come out of both water and wastewater funds.

Building Inspector Mark Cassida also came before the council to inform them that the Holiday Inn Express renovation is nearly complete.

At this time, Cassida noted that the second and third floors of the hotel are 99 percent complete with the first floor being completed by the weekend.

"The tentative opening date has been moved back from the (Sept.) 15th to the 18th," Cassida added. "That's providing some of the suppliers get their stuff there in time."

The hotel, which is currently named Hillside Inn & Suites was required to undergo construction to add a third floor in order to keep its Holiday Inn name. The renovations have been going on for more than a year.

"Holiday Inn's people have already been in and done a preliminary inspection of the building," Cassida explained. "With the exception of a punch list they left, they passed their preliminary and when everything is done they will come back in and do a final one."

In other business:

* The board will be holding a public hearing on the storm water rate on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. The board decided that $1 was not enough to meet the budget that was in place and is looking to raise it to $5. There will also be a special meeting prior to the public hearing at 6:45 p.m. on Endeavor Communications being annexed into the town.

* Galloway informed the council she received a bill from Brett Hurley for the paving of the hump at the intersection of Grant and Market streets. The bill included a charge of $1,147.95 for surface wedging. However, it was advised that it was not part of the original contract and there was no change order, the town cannot pay it.