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The city of Henryetta paid out nearly $45,000 to cover the cost of a chemical spill at the water plant earlier this month.
The expense covered cleanup and disposal by Environmental Remediation Specialists, Inc. That spill took place Sept. 6 and, according to city public works director Ron Casey, was contained inside a building designed for such an emergency.
Approval for the payment was made Tuesday night at the September city council meeting.
Following a lengthy discussion council members gave David Garcia and Toni Null a 30-day extension on a deadline to make “significant” repairs to a house at 105 East Smith.
At the August meeting, council members agreed to the original 30-day extension before declaring the house dilapidated and scheduling it for demolition.
Tuesday night Garcia said he has suffered several setbacks in the repairs including theft of wiring and loss of tools.
Code enforcement officer Jody Agee said no building or electrical permits had been obtained during the past 30 days for any work at the house.
“I drove by there and can’t see any improvements at all,” said mayor Jennifer Munholland.
A fire at the house was said to have damaged the structure and Garcia told the council he had been working on the foundation.
“You have to have the permits,” councilor Michael Dickey said. “I drove by there and it looking like all you did was mow the lawn.”
Null and Garcia have until the October council meeting to show work has made a difference on the house.
Munholland said the city is waiting for tests to be returned regarding asbestos at the old caretaker’s house at Nichols Park.
“The caretaker’s house sat there eight years without being touched and now there has been a lot of drama on Facebook,” she said.
She pointed out the floors and walls have rotted away.
“We can save the patio and front fireplace and make it a pavilion of some sort,” she added.
Council members approved placement of a radio repeater on the water tower on North Third Street. That repeater is designed to provide better radio reception for county law enforcement when they are in the area. It will be paid for by the sheriff’s department.