(Estherville)--The Estherville City Council Monday evening tabled action on approving the plans and specifications and awarding a contract for the Phillips Pavilion project. Estherville City Administrator Penny Clayton says all the bids for the project came in above the engineer’s estimate.
Clayton was asked how much needs to be cut from the project.
The issue will be brought back to the council at their next meeting on May 4th. In other business, the council approved the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year Budget. Clayton says the budget is smaller than the current fiscal year.
She says the property tax levy is also going down.
No one spoke at a public hearing on the budget. The council also approved a master contract with Tantulus, Inc. in the amount of $1.8 million for the electric grid management, monitoring and control project.
The city received a $1.4 million federal grant for the project. The city will cover the remaining cost. Clayton says work on the project would begin in 2027
