The city’s newest recreational attraction is not fully operational yet, but it will be even safer when it opens after action by the Enterprise City Council Tuesday.
The council unanimously voted to add an ultraviolet sterilizer to the city’s “splash pad,” a $2,200 upgrade to the original contract. When the project was first approved, the city was only responsible for $15,000 of the facility, which costs about $115,000.
A grant and a $50,000 donation from the Enterprise Rotary Club are paying for the rest.
The new installation is in addition to a filter line and a chemical control unit, according to information from the City of Enterprise. Mayor Kenneth Boswell said the new sterilizer further ensures that bacteria and viruses do not grow in the water that is being used.
Enterprise Parks and Recreation Director Billy Powell describes the “splash pad” as a concrete-based surface that will have water dispensers built into it. The dispensers will spray streams of water, allowing children to play in a cool setting.
In other action, the council approved two motions that get Rawls Street-area residents closer to newer sewerage lines.
The council voted to award engineering services to Polyengineering and seek bids in connection with a project to upgrade sewerage lines on Rawls Street. Last year, the city received a $380,000 grant to rehabilitate the sewerage lines in that area.
The council also approved an agreement to allow the Alabama Department of Transportation to inspect a bridge on Northside Drive for a cost of $497.45.
Boswell said the city could allow any certified bridge inspector to perform the check, but the state is relatively cheap and assumes liability if the structure should fail.
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