Water Park investments In 2007, voters approved a special 3/4 cent sales tax, which was used to construct the new Water Park. In 2017, as the initial sales tax term ended, the voters approved to renew a 20 - year special 3/4 cent sales tax that will fund the construction of a new library, construction of new capital improvements, maintaining new and current infrastructure and funding debt issued for capital improvements. One of the recipients of this renewed funding is the City ’ s Water Park. In 2020, the City went out for bid to resurface the pools, and spent $28,500 for that work. In 2022, the City went out for bid to repaint the slides and other structures in the park, and awarded a $74,500 contract for that work. Outside of Sales Tax initiatives, in February 2022 the City Council also voted to increase the wages offered to seasonal employees at the Water Park. In today ’ s lean labor pool, with many employment options available, the emphasis was to aggressively increase wages to key Water Park positions, ensuring proper and safe Park operations. To ensure competitive rates, City staff completed a wage and fee survey of 13 regional water park and pool locations, and prepared recommendations for the City Council. After considering the survey results, the Council voted to increase Lifeguard wages from a starting wage of $7.75/hour to $10/hour, and Assistant Pool Managers went from $12.42/hour to $14.75/hour. Please visit the City ’ s website for the latest in Employment Opportunities. Church Street improvements
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In 2021 a Stormwater Study was conducted for an area of Church Street, bounded by 4th St on the North, to approximately 7th St & Shawnee St on the South. Following a presentation on the Study results, the City Council authorized a two - Phased Project, a North and a South, to improve stormwater flow in the area. The South portion of the project began in 2021 and is expected to complete soon; the North phase will begin this year, and included more complex utility relocations. The South project created defined channels which should eliminate erosion and ponding in yards.
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