(KLZA)-- Pawnee City Council members learned Monday evening that the environmental study on the property selected for a new fire station was approved.

With the completion of the study,  the $435-thousand in Community Development Block Grant Funds for Public Works have been released to the City.  Under this program, the City must provide $100-thousand, of which up to fifty percent can be in-kind services.

No time frame for the project has been announced. 

In other business the Council reviewed the possible purchase of lots owned by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad adjacent to the City Shop.  Another party is attempting to purchase the rest of the railroad property in that area.  

Council members also approved on final reading the salary ordinance calling for a quarter an hour raise for the employees not working at the library.  Library employee wages are set by the Library Board. 

A $1 per month rate increase was approved for Seneca Sanitation as part of the solid waste disposal agreement. The fee will be $17.50 per month for a family and $15.50 per month for senior citizens.