Coralville council dumps sewer lift station, adds new faces to police advisory board
A potentially obstructive project has been scrapped while three new faces have been added to the community police review board.
Here’s what you missed at Coralville’s Feb. 13 city council meeting:
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Lift station dumped
The council decided to cancel plans for a sewer lift station near North Central Junior High, which would have been built in a backyard on the north side of town. The lift station, which typically includes a small building, would have been adjacent to a property along Kelsey Court off 12th Avenue.
City engineer Scott Larson said there wasn't a gravity sanitary sewer in that area when the project first started, but since it is available now, the city has opted to suspend the potentially obstructive build.
The council also approved a gravity sanitary sewer system Tuesday. Larson anticipates that area residents will appreciate the relatively small impact the new path would provide. Coralville’s gravity sewer will hook up with North Liberty’s nearby wastewater system.
The project is estimated to cost around $330,000 in total, including the installation of the new gravity sewer system.
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Policing Advisory Board adds new members
The Coralville Citizens Community Policing Advisory Board, a collaborative and oversight group still in its infancy, added three members with council approval.
Coralville residents Rob Rogers, Ashley Salinas and Scott Putney will serve on the board. Rogers and Salinas will hold their positions through 2026 while Putney will serve through 2025.
The council also approved the reappointment of Guillermo Morales, a League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) member and executive director of the Board of Supervisors Office.
The board was founded in 2020 and “works collaboratively” with the city, the police department and advocacy groups like the NCAAP and LULAC to “promote unbiased policing practices” in Coralville.
Its primary goals include public education, recommending training opportunities for the police department, and council recommendations.
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Ryan Hansen covers local government and crime for the Press-Citizen. He can be reached at rhansen@press-citizen.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ryanhansen01.
This article originally appeared on Iowa City Press-Citizen: What happened at Coralville's most recent city council meeting
