4.11. SR 12-21-1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Street Department $450 $450 $160 $400 $50 $350 $50 $180 $360 $600 $5oo $3,550 - Manpower hosting lake cleanup drop-off - Removing barrels and other debris from the lake - Putting up fencing at Orono Cemetery - Patching the parking lot at the Elk River Bowl - Patching the drive at the Orono Cemetery - Backhoe time removing sediment at Westwood Subdivision storm sewer outlet - Putting up warning signs on public property adjacent to the lake - Controlling spillway at dam - Repair of Orono Beach boat ramp - Repair storm sewer rip-rap adjacent to City Hall - Future seeding at Bickman, Hartman, and Smith disposal sites (estimated) Building & Zoning Department $5,400 - Time spent on project during construction (estimated) Veit & Co., Inc. *$612,581 - River diversion and sediment excavation and disposal Sherbume Count,/Tree Board * $1,000 - Plantings for Orono Cemetery erosion control, if job is accepted (estimated) Summary of Project The goal for the Lake Orono Improvement Project was to remove 109,000 cubic yards of sediment from the lake with most of the effort being concentrated in the west end. The feasibility study estimated the cost of this work at $750,000. Lastly, the permits for the project required the work to be completed no later than October 31, 1998. The total sediment removed from the lake was 120,152 cubic yards with the additional yardage coming from the west end. The cost of the project was $705,118 (feasibility numbers). Lake Orono was restored to its full depth on October 31, 1998. The feedback from the lake owners, disposal site owners, and permitting governmental agencies is all positive. Safety hazards have been eliminated and navigable depth has been restored to all four lobes of the lake. In addition, numerous lake owners took advantage of the situation to improve their shorelines. Now if the projects last for more than a couple of years it can be considered a success.