(KLZA)-- City Administrator Anthony Nussbaum informed the City Council Monday evening that the city application for a planning grant has been successful.

The $15 thousand grant will be for a feasibility study for a recreational / wellness center. A request for quotes will be drafted to solicit firms to perform the study and develop a plan to apply for a construction grant in early 2024.

Nussbaum also reported that Olsson company is in the design phase for Phase I of the 2023 Street Improvement projects that will include patch work and minor replacement projects to be completed by the Street Department rather than contracted out.

Overlay work will be bid out in November, 2023 for a spring 2024 construction timeline.

Nussbaum also noted that materials are being procured for the electrical distribution system improvements. Contracts were awarded. The project was originally scheduled for a 2023 start but install will likely be postponed to 2024 due to lead times on some materials.