Common Council Meeting - October 19, 2026

The City of Stevens Point Common Council met on October 19, 2026. The Council approved the bid from Ellis Construction for Well 12 and water treatment plant upgrades, including a new well building, pumps and controls, a distribution main, and improvements to the existing treatment plant. The bid award is $3,179,700; with the statutory 15% contingency, the total is $3,656,655. The Council also approved the final resolution for revenue bond financing for FireCrest Aerospace Inc.; no bond amount was stated in the transcript.

The Council approved the capital budget while deferring the decision on how to allocate $200,000 originally proposed for McDill Dam seepage repairs—dam work or ongoing road maintenance—until further discussion and information, with the item to return at a future meeting. The Council also approved water, wastewater, and stormwater rate adjustments effective January 1, 2027: water tariff increases vary from 38.19% to 53.96%, sewer rates increase 29%, and stormwater rates increase 45%. Other actions included approval of zoning amendments and setting future elected-official salary terms; no additional procurement awards were identified.