- Hawthorne City Commission approved a $30,000 emergency repair for the wastewater plant after a foreign object caused a shutdown.
- The commission declared repairs an emergency to bypass the new purchasing policy’s Request for Proposal process.
- City officials favor an outdoor veterans memorial with flags at the new community resource center under construction.
- The commission is reviewing designs for a multipurpose center and will seek community input before deciding on final plans.
The Hawthorne City Commission heard various updates for ongoing projects and gave direction for new ones during a regular meeting on Tuesday, including an emergency purchase for wastewater treatment plant repairs, a new veterans monument and a multipurpose center.
City Manager Robert Thompson said the wastewater repair came up that afternoon after the parts shut down due to a foreign object inside.
Not wanting to risk ruining the entire multimillion-dollar facility, the City Commission approved nearly $30,000 from its general fund for the repairs: $20,000 to pump out 80,000 gallons of material, and up to $10,000 for a specialist to retrieve the object and fix the damaged areas…