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With the water treatment plant being shut down for repairs for over a year due to filtration failures in its plant, the Baxter City Council and the Utilities Commission had a joint meeting in a special session Tuesday, March 22, at Baxter City Hall.
With $175,000 budgeted for the replacement of the playground, Josh Doty, Baxter’s community development director, said the project will stay under budget.
Originally constructed in 2000, the updated roadway would include replacing part of the trail to come into ADA compliance on Knollwood Drive.
This decision to pass the resolution March 1, follows the project's assessment hearing Feb. 24, bringing out multiple property owners who will be affected by the cities assessment.
At a cost to Baxter of $5,000, both county and city officials believe taking charge of the initial study presents the best chance of moving the project forward and into the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s State Transportation Improvement Program, the city administrator said.