Sewage was the hot topic at the North Webster Town Council meeting Tuesday night.

Mike Noe, director of the town’s street, wastewater and water department, showed three quotes for pricing a project to repair 12 lift stations throughout town. Curly, New Plumbing and Underground Pipe and Valve General each submitted quotes and costs were all nearly the same. The project will eventually install new lifts into the 12 stations in North Webster.

“Let’s try to do it as right as we can,” said council president Jon Stroufe.

The other sewage-related item was engineering for the Knapp Lake Sewer project. The project will serve about 200 homes located in rural Noble County about eight miles from North Webster.

Noe received three quotes regarding the engineering project, which begins with an analysis of Knapp Lake’s and North Webster’s current sewage system and what will be necessary to handle the influx of sewage.

Triad Associates Inc. issued the lowest quote at $2,800, and Rick Ferris of Triad was in attendance at the meeting to advise the council on what his company could offer. A motion was approved to proceed with Triad for the assessment stage of the project.

Town attorney Jack Birch brought it to the council’s attention that the Knapp Lake Sewer project was a large undertaking with many parties involved. According to Birch, the London Witte group, which is currently analyzing rates on the project, recommended a workshop where Noe, London Witte, Triad and representatives from Knapp Lake could come together and hash out the project.

Additionally, two sewer easements pertaining to the Knapp Lake Sewer project were signed. One allowing Knapp Lake to cut under a roadway to install a sewage line, and the other allowing Knapp Lake to put a sewage Line on North Webster property.

At the end of the meeting, Ben Ashpole addressed the state of North Webster’s sidewalks in high traffic areas. “There’s no consistent walkable path in any particular direction,” he said.

Ashpole, with the help of Noe and the community, wants to put together a plan to renovate walking paths in town. He is looking for suggestions on grants or ways to raise money for the project. Ashpole can be reached at [email protected].

(For a more in-depth account of the meeting, see today’s issue of The Mail-Journal.)