TRUMAN– On Monday the Truman City Council heard from Troy Nemmers, an engineer with Bolton and Menk, who was present to go over a residential development proposal from Bolton and Menk.

Nemmers presented an amendment to task order for professional services regarding completing a topographic survey of 30 acres (partial Bau property) that the city owns.

“Then we would look at preliminary and final plat of the six lots shown on the map,” Nemmers said.

He said that street and utility design, stormwater management design and full construction plans and bidding the project in the spring would result in a change order of $48,000.

The council was able to look over several maps and drawings which showed the extent of the survey, street designs and lots that would be platted as part of the project.

“This is a next important step,” said Mayor Jake Ebert.

Council Member Patty Truax made a motion to move forward with the project, which was seconded and passed.

In other business at Monday’s meeting, the council discussed what individuals and parties would be allowed access to new keys for the community building following a new lock being installed.

During the public comment portion of the meeting, several members of the Spruce Up Committee and Lion’s Club expressed a desire to have a key and noted that their groups have done a lot of work for and invested in the current state of the building.

Council members explained that they’re trying to eliminate issues of lights being left on and windows being left open by limiting who gets to receive and keep keys.

Later in the meeting, the council approved giving a key to the city’s administrative assistant, John Bosshart, Wayne Wiederhoeft, STEP, Police, Fire, AA and to the Spruce Up Committee, Lions Club and Legion.

On Monday Ebert also recapped a special meeting that took place Sunday evening between several members of the council and a few township representatives regarding the search for a new rescue truck for the fire department.

In early February during an annual meeting, Truman Fire Chief, Dave Bentz, had shared that they needed to start thinking about replacing Rescue #2, which the department has had since 1991 and was slated for upcoming replacement.

Since then several discussions about it have taken place and most recently, Ebert said an available truck was found in Shakopee. He said during the special meeting on Sunday a motion was made to move forward with pursuing the 2007 truck for $180,000, up to $200,000.

“It’s basically full equipped… 10,000 miles on it, mint condition,” Ebert said.

He noted that a lot of other trucks they’ve found have been over $300,000. It was also asked whether payment was discussed. Ebert said they would use the majority of what’s in the truck fund, but would leave some seed money in it. He also noted they plan to make $10,000 to $30,000 on the sale of the current truck.

In other news:

— The council heard from interim police chief, Mike Schutz, who provided an update on his search for a union membership as his probation ends on Oct. 17. Schutz said he learned that there is no outline by state statue that says you can’t be an interim indefinitely so he could remain a member of his current union indefinitely.