Journal Tribune, The (Newspaper) - July 22, 1993, Williamsburg, Iowa The NEWSpapers of Iowa Countys Journal Tribune Flood photos i U A h V Iowa 29 P A m vr Weather report Jeanette Weaver is the official observer for the National Service in Following is her Readings are taken at 7 each day for the previous days temperatures and precipitation Date 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 High 79 79 75 78 78 89 80 Low 58 64 67 63 64 69 66 T Precipitation for the month of High temperature the same week a year ago 90 Low 51 Council approves sewer project Council also asks for change in sewer rates to finance a portion of the project Williamsburg City at a special meeting Monday gave the goahead for a large storm sewer project on Madison The councils action came a week after angry frustrated over sewage backing up in their basements during heavy vented their frustration to the The council authorized its city Jim Jacob of Van Winkle Jacob Iowa to draw up plans and specifications for the PROJECT COST A week Jacob said the cost of the including legal and administrative would be That includes for for backfill and for removal of the existing pav Design costs are estimated at and legal and administrative There will be linear feet of storm rang ing in size from line on one end to 12 inch line on the other end three 17 intakes and feet of service Council has discussed financing the project with general obligation City Clerk Theresa Phillips said the citys general obligation bonding limit is and the current which includes the Highland Street is This leaves the city with additional bonding limit of general obligation bonds carry an interest rate of about City officials havs discussed the possibility of paying for part of the project out of general fund Jacob said July 12 if revenue bonds were used to finance the entire sewer rates would have to go to per gallons of water used from its current rate of After the council approved the it also approved a motion to amend the sewer rate raising rates from to per gallons of water City officials have said the average residential water usage is about A public hearing and three readings of the ordinance must be held before the new rate takes Jacob said the project could begin in Sep tember or Although the storm sewer line would be finished before Jacob said the street would not be resurfaced until warmer weather in the much the same way as the Chatham Street project was com this ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS At the July 12 Jacob said the new storm sewer would help alleviate much of the sewage backup problem but may not solve it He said residents who have sump pumps and downspouts illegally connected to the sanitary sewer lines also must disconnect Policy Dev Edwards farmers win I VV tHe World National Youth where he was exhibited by Lon ers of an t jm owned by Robert frig A man identifying himself as Short and Jill twist and turn in the contest Saturday atthe Worlds Biggest Beach Party in NpIC photo by James Fashing Despite rain and a potentially dangerous the event drew thousands to Rutt took second For more see page In acting on a subdivision the planning and zoning commission expressed its concern Monday about adding homes onto the sanitary sewer Jacob reiterated that the sanitary sewer line serving that part of the city had adequate capacity as long as storm water doesn t infiltrate the Jacob recommended having a schedule set up for inspection of new foundations so the city knows that sump pumps and downspouts are not hooked up illegally to sanitary He said he would research the matter and make a recom at the next council PLAT APPROVED In other the council approved the preliminary plat of Bellands Western Knolls Third Approval was contingent on the developer complying with city standards on storm and sanitary sewer and water that he place a fire hydrant hear Page Street and that he ensure adequate storm water Tom Belland said Monday he plans to have 25 lots in the City council hears plans for motel Williamsburg City Council Monday night heard plans for motel to be constructed near Tanger Factory Outlet Center sometime this Thomas Scholl of Elm appeared before the council to ask that land on which he has an option to buy from Edith and Joseph Kempf be rezoned from AG agricultural to C 1 arterial Scholl told city officials he plans to buy a lot on the northeast corner of Kempf s property to build the The land is located north of the Landmark Restaurant and Although he did not say which national chain he would be affiliated Kempf owns Best Western motels in other Council approved a motion to set a public hearing on the rezoning for In a related Scholl said he would need to have city water extended some feet and about 800 He said such an extension would benefit other be developed on the west side of the highway and asked if he could be reimbursed for the other properties if he pays for the water and sewer Mayor Terry Stone said he would discuss such an arrangement with City Attorney Ron who was not present In the the council advised Scholl to discuss having Kempf make the improvements and add it to the cost of the property as he sells Beach Party overcomes obstacles Index Coming Family For the Public Sections B 8 2 45 67 12 10 pages fire fail to dampen spirits as thousands flock to Williamsburg By KEN SWEENEY We survived That was Worlds Biggest Beach Party pro moter Bruce Petersons reaction Monday to last weekends which was hampered by a late start in heavy rains and a Considering the I think it went pretty in a Cedar Falls facilities management company which took over management of Beach Party this year from Steve rural Parking was a problem due to the Peterson but a lot of people showed up He said he didnt have a precise atten dance figure for the eighth annual Beach Party Paul Thompson reviews Beach page 2 page but said the crowds compared favorably with previous years It became WaWa Beach after about inch of rain fell last weekend on already saturated Beach located just south of Inter state 80 on the Garth Von Ahsen possibly discouraging some from traveling to Beach Party officials speculated that flooding in other parts of the state may have deterred But the sun peeked through occasionally during the That plus some adult to keep the Beach Party goers spirits high despite the moisture and FIRE BREAKS OUT A blaze in a vendors tent Sunday evening caused some anxious moments but also failed to hamper festivities on stage as the propane fire was quickly brought under control by Williamsburg According to Fire Chief Richard the fire started shortly before 6 when a liquid propane gas line apparently popped off one of the tanks in a vendors A nearby grill ignited the sending flames shooting some 20 feet in the according to one ob The fire then spread to a small part of the vendors some equipment and a nearby storage Uhlmann said the fire could have been much more but relief valves on the side of the propane tanks relieving pressure on the tanks themselves and preventing them from The chief said when firefighters they found flames leaping from the vendors vehicle but quickly brought the blaze under Four trucks and 16 firefighters re to the alarm and were on the scene about 40 There were no No estimate of damage was Some parking had to be moved from the grassy meadow to the Middle America Restau rant and Motel property but law enforcement officials said crowd control ran with only two arrests Traffic flowed in and out fine and we had plenty of said Williamsburg Police Ray We were assisted all weekend by the Marengo Police The Williamsburg Police Department I cant compliment them enough for the job they did coordinating with our added Peter Peterson also said the work of the service organizations was The Lions the the Hospice I just cant say enough for Neil Cindy Kim these people were just fantastic helping Peterson also said the entertainment was run See Beach page 2 damage in accident Williamsburg police reported a three vehicle accident July at the intersection of Highland According to the accident oc curred at about Police said a pickup truck driven by Royce was eastbound on when it was struck in the rear by a minivan driven by James South who was northbound on The collision caused the Erickson vehicle to spin and hit a car driven by Peter who was stopped on Evans facing Erickson was charged with failure to An unidentified passenger in the Erickson vehicle was treated for minor injuries at Marengo Memorial Hospital and Police estimated damage to the Erickson Moris Jones managing Jones New York The based in has the appointment of Bonnie Jones as manager of the Jones New York factory outlet store located at Tanger Factory Outlet her and children Mandy and in lives in Jones previously worked for London Fog and Chaus factory outlet There are currently 94 Jones New York factory stores throughout the United specializing in womens career and sport The Jones New York Store is located in phase IV of the outlet center six It 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