The Pella City Council approved a contract for a water main relocation near Pella Corporation at their meeting Tuesday.

Lawson Construction of Kirksville, MO was awarded their approximately $485,000 bid to move the current transmission main underneath Clark Street by constructing a new 12” water main on the west side of the Pella Corporation campus.

A public hearing has been set for August 1st for a resolution to approve the disposal of property for the use and benefit of Central College after the city discovered the land beneath the Vermeer Science Center was never properly vacated.

An ordinance approving a 7% water rate increase to pay for treatment plant improvements and a three-way stop at the intersection of University and East 8th Street southwest of Pella High School were also adopted.