Council approves $271,062.85 payment and change orders for sewer lagoon expansion; accepts new utility mainline infrastructure
July 01, 2026 | Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming
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The Afton Town Council on July 8 approved the fifth payment application for the Sewer Lagoon Expansion Project and accepted related installed utility infrastructure.
Dave Kennington, representing DNS Excavation, presented the fifth application for payment in the amount of $271,062.85 for the Afton Sewer Lagoon Expansion Project; Council Member Scott Griffith moved to approve the payment and Council Member Dirk Hillyard seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
Kennington also presented change orders totaling $32,823, citing an issue in which curtain panels were manufactured at 130 feet rather than the required 260 feet. Council Member Will Wilkes moved to approve the change orders, Council Member Griffith seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
Separately, Mayor Jeff Jensen presented Resolution No. 2025-05 to accept the utility mainline infrastructure installed to date in the S Lazy G Addition. Council Member Wilkes moved to pass the resolution and Council Member Hillyard seconded; the council approved the resolution unanimously.
Utility Director Josh Peavler had reported earlier in the meeting that the sewer lagoon work is approximately 90% complete and that a nearby mainline section requires immediate attention; he said removing existing rocks in that mainline would "cost approximately $3,500 per day." Peavler also noted the Adams Street Waterline project will begin mobilization next week and that the town plans to install a variable frequency drive (VFD) and study water usage at the cemetery.
The council took these votes as part of routine project oversight; all motions related to the sewer project and Resolution 2025-05 were approved unanimously. No abstentions or roll-call dissent were recorded in the meeting minutes.
The council did not attach additional conditions to the payments; follow-up will occur through standard project closeout procedures and subsequent council or staff reports.
Dave Kennington, representing DNS Excavation, presented the fifth application for payment in the amount of $271,062.85 for the Afton Sewer Lagoon Expansion Project; Council Member Scott Griffith moved to approve the payment and Council Member Dirk Hillyard seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
Kennington also presented change orders totaling $32,823, citing an issue in which curtain panels were manufactured at 130 feet rather than the required 260 feet. Council Member Will Wilkes moved to approve the change orders, Council Member Griffith seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
Separately, Mayor Jeff Jensen presented Resolution No. 2025-05 to accept the utility mainline infrastructure installed to date in the S Lazy G Addition. Council Member Wilkes moved to pass the resolution and Council Member Hillyard seconded; the council approved the resolution unanimously.
Utility Director Josh Peavler had reported earlier in the meeting that the sewer lagoon work is approximately 90% complete and that a nearby mainline section requires immediate attention; he said removing existing rocks in that mainline would "cost approximately $3,500 per day." Peavler also noted the Adams Street Waterline project will begin mobilization next week and that the town plans to install a variable frequency drive (VFD) and study water usage at the cemetery.
The council took these votes as part of routine project oversight; all motions related to the sewer project and Resolution 2025-05 were approved unanimously. No abstentions or roll-call dissent were recorded in the meeting minutes.
The council did not attach additional conditions to the payments; follow-up will occur through standard project closeout procedures and subsequent council or staff reports.
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