For those who don’t know, there’s an icy curb, with more ice than it otherwise should have, located on the north end of town at Madison and Ninth. Another ice patch on Jefferson and Eighth makes for slippery driving.
Tracing each flow back to the source suggests origin at the nearby water tower off Madison and Ninth, a snow covered ice path leading from the tower, to the street.
The city water department has seen turnover recently, with water operator Dan Demske resigning recently after training to replace outgoing water operator Don Goettl.
Chosen to fill the role of Demske is Jon Strand, currently interim water operator.
So what’s the cause of the issue, and what’s the plan moving forward?
We asked city hall and the water department. Stanley City Administrator Nicole Pilgrim got back to us Monday with the water department’s response:
“After speaking with the water department, here is their response:
The North Water Tower had been filling up to its maximum water level and intermittently discharging water out the overflow line onto a grass turf and street pavement area. The water tower is designed to do this when the water level reaches a maximum preset height within the tower tank area.
The City is currently working with their controls vender to adjust the programming so that the pumps shut off prior to the tank reaching the maximum height.”