VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Construction of the new Public Works Service Center is underway in Valley City on east Main.
In July, City Administrator Gwen Crawford told the city commission high levels of petroleum were detected in the soil at the construction site compared to the initial soil testing taken months ago. The city received approval from the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality to farm out the soil and remove debris. That’s what the city is doing right now on city owned land east of Drug Plastics.
However, a few citizens have called, texted, or emailed city officials accusing them of not being truthful about following the guidelines by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality.
Mayor Dave Carlsrud said some of these attacks against the city are not based on factual documentation that’s available to the public who ask for the documents.
City commissioner Dick Gulmon urged citizens to be respectful to city officials even if you don’t agree with the decisions of the commission concerning the construction of the new Public Works Center.
City Administrator Gwen Crawford said the soil mitigation continues at one site north of Valley City as the city commission works to secure another site. She gave the commission this update on Tuesday, September 2nd.
The full statement by Valley City mayor Dave Carlsrud is below.
Earlier this year, the city commission selected EAPC Architects and McGough Construction to guide the construction project, despite the concerns of a few Valley City residents who thought the cost of the $14.3 million dollar project was excessive. In May, Thomas Dahl of McGough Construction said the total cost of the construction project is $14,390,000.
