The Mountain Home City Council approved an agreement with Garver & Garver, LLC. to add a new water intake and water transmission line on Lake Norfork in a move to secure the bulk of Baxter County’s water supply for the future.Meeting in its regularly scheduled session Thursday night, the council approved the contract with Garver & Garver, a firm that has done business with the city for many years. Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams says the project is a pressing need to prevent any future water supply issues.
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The city has just one intake on the lake and any malfunction could jeopardize the water supply in just hours, Adams says.
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Adams with more on the water intake system.
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The council also approved a line item transfer of $6,300 dollars for the purchase of a backhoe to use in the Water Department’s manhole rehabilitation equipment.
Mayor Adams says the purchase will provide a boost to the department’s performance ability.
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The council also approved the Water Department’s request to scrap two old pumps and two control panels from the old 1970s Carlile Highlands lift station, which has been decommissioned and replaced by a new station.
In other action, the city approved a resolution supporting the renovation of Promenade Apartments located at 550 East Fourth Street, whose owner is applying for a $400,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas for a renovation.
Adams says the move is mainly ceremonial, but hopes it supports the owner’s bid.
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The apartments are approximately 40 years old, Adams says. The owner, Professional Property Management, plans a complete updating of the facility, including windows, doors and exterior doors, the mayor adds.
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