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A
B
B
We
also
take
care
of
the
water
main
maintenance
and
the
sanitary
sewer
maintenance
as
well.
So
the
things
that
that
kind
of
go
on
there
runs
daily
life
that
maybe
you
don't
think
about
those
are
kind
of
what
they
are
tasked
with
us
from
a
daily
basis,
but
we
also
seem
to
get
all
the
little
things
that
no
one
thinks
about
that.
No
one
knows
where
they're
really
fit
in
a
municipal
setting,
so
we
might
get
calls
about
you
know.
Flooding
is
something
that
comes
to
us.
B
Snow
and
ice
control
is
obviously
a
big
deal
for
us.
Someone
has
a
couch,
that's
left
on
a
curbside
and
they're
afraid
that
someone
might
go
light
it
on
fire.
Well,
we
might
go
grab
that
before
that
happens.
So
it's
things
like
that
that
we
have
equipment
and
people
and
resources
that
can
take
care
of
it.
So
you
never
know
where
you're
going
to
get
on
a
daily
basis.
In
my
job
you
kind
of
come
into
work
with
a
plan,
and
then
you
kind
of
go
with
the
flow
wherever
it
takes
you.
B
A
B
So
the
Grand
Avenue
stairs
it's
it's.
We
call
the
Grand
Avenue
stairs.
It's
really
close
to
the
intersection
of
Grand
and
Lincoln
Way
on
the
kind
of
northwest
side
of
the
intersection
there
near
the
credi.
So
there's
a
set
of
stairs
there.
That's
probably
been
several
decades
old
now
I
mean
it
might
even
be
up
into
the
60
years
old,
so
it
is
no
concrete,
stair
and
I
want
to
say
about
two
years
ago
it
had
started.
Failing
to
the
point
we
had
to
close
it,
we
had
concrete
breaking
off
some
reinforcement.
B
Steel
was
showing
through
it
was
just
showing
signs
of
massive
deterioration.
We
had
to
had
to
do
something.
So
at
that
point
in
time
we
started
evaluating.
What's
the
what's
the
right
way
to
do
it,
how
how
to
replace
it?
What
to
replace
it's
in
a
really
tough
access
area?
It's
tough
to
get
to
it's
up
on
a
on
a
really
steep
slope.
So
it's
not
that
mr.
easy!
So
we
what
we
ended
up
with
was
a
set
of
aluminum
stairs
we're
going
to
place
instead.
B
The
reason
we're
switching
from
concrete
to
aluminum
has
to
really
do
with
the
maintenance
side
of
things.
We
have
to
remove
snow
and
ice
from
those
stairs
for
the
community,
and
this
aluminum
has
a
type
of
open
grading
on
it.
It's
still
compatible
with
American,
Disability,
Act
and
all
those
regulations,
but
the
open
Graydon's
going
to
allow
snow
and
ice
accumulation
to
fall
through
it.
We
still
probably
have
to
go
out
there
and
brush
it
off,
but
the
maintenance
level
should
go
way
down.
The
lifespan
should
go
way
up,
we're
hoping
to
get.
B
B
You
know
we
haven't
done
this
sort
of
thing
before
so
I'm
kind
of
I'm
hopeful,
we'll
have
it
done
in
about
two
weeks,
but
once
we
get
into
it
may
take
a
little
longer,
maybe
to
go
faster
than
I.
Think
yeah
we're
not
we're
not
doing
this
every
day,
but
it's
one
of
those
things
that
comes
up
and
kind
of
Falls
to
us.
So
that's
kind
of
the
story
with
that.
There's
been
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
push
and
desire
from
the
neighborhood
too
to
get
these
restored.
A
B
So
we've
we're
going
to
start
a
large
program
here,
that's
going
to
take
care
of
some
of
the
icons
of
bumps
in
the
shared
use
path,
so
you
would
see
every
40
to
50
feet.
There's
a
it's
called
an
expansion
crack
where,
when
the
gets
real
warm,
they
push
against
each
other.
Then
in
here
neither
one
gets
hold
it
drinks
in
the
crack
forms.
B
A
B
Towards
the
street
side
so
you're
talking
about
you,
know,
30
foot
wide
roadways,
so
the
equipment
is
sized
to
that
sort
of
stuff.
The
techniques
are
sized
to
that.
So
when
we
start
getting
into
an
8-foot
shared
use,
paths
that
have
trees
on
both
sides
and
it's
a
mile
down
the
path
to
gain
access
to
it
yeah
it
starts
getting
difficult
on.
How
can
we
do
that?
Do
it
effectively?
B
So
what
we've
got
is
we've
got
a
product
that
we're
going
to
bring
into
town
expectedly
called
a
mastic
type
product,
so
it
can
think
of
an
asphalt
tar
and
it's
it's
made
to
take
care
of
these
wider
joints
and
level
them
out.
It'll.
The
crew
will
pull
a
trailer
and
the
guitar
is
in
a
it's
called
a
hot
pot
in
the
back.
B
It's
kind
of
a
250,
300
degree
mix
and
they
pour
it
out
and
they
level
it
off,
and
then
it
cures
pretty
quickly
behind
max,
and
so
let's
be
going
down
the
path
fixing
those
joints.
So
that's
it's
been
a
big
priority
for
us.
I
know
as
the
multimodal
you
know,
community
really
gets
really
takes
hold
here.
Names
in
the
past
couple
years,
we've
really
been
moving
forward
to
some
of
that.
B
We
need
to
take
some
of
these
paths
that
aren't
ready
to
be
replaced
yet
I
just
need
a
little
maintenance
and
and
we're
we're
thinking
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
very
useful
solution.
So
we're
going
to
we're
going
to
introduce
this
in
the
community
and
then
one
other
thing
that
we're
going
to
try
to
do
is
if
we
have
paths
that
are
maybe,
as
I
said,
not
ready
to
be
replaced
yet.
But
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
these
joints.
B
Put
in
we've
got
a
surface
sealer
that
we're
going
to
try
on
some
of
these
locations
as
well.
Basically
we're
just
trying
to
make
the
the
overall
experience
better
for
the
users,
and
you
know,
bring
that
that
curve
back.
So
we're
coming
back
uphill
with
things
and
making
them
look
a
little
bit
better
and
hopefully
can
continue
that
going
forward.
Okay,.
A
B
This
is,
this
is
a
big
project
for
us
here
within
the
city,
so
the
difference
between
a
sanitary
and
storm
sewer
is,
if
you
think
anything
inside
your
house
or
business
that
you
would
put
down
a
drain.
So
if
you
wash
your
hands,
you
take
a
shower.
You
flush,
your
toilet,
that
sort
of
stuff
that
all
goes
into
the
sanitary
sewer.
So
all
that
water
needs
to
go
down
to
the
water
treatment
plant
and
be
be
treated
so
a
storm
sewer,
on
the
other
hand,
is
what
you
think
of
a
rainfall
event.
B
So
water
falls
on
the
streets
around
the
sidewalks
and
it
flows
into
the
curbs,
and
then
it
gets
into
the
storm
sewer
there.
So
the
two
separate
systems,
the
storm
sewer,
goes
through
a
set
of
pipes
eventually
into
a
body
of
water,
so
it
may
go
into
Squad
Creek.
It
may
go
into
the
skunk
river
not
being
treated
not
not
being
filtered
anything
because
it's
typically
just
rainwater.
Well,
the
sanitary
has
to
be
treated
before
it
can
be
released
in
there.
B
A
B
So
if
we
keep
expanding
and
keep
growing
the
plants
going
to
hit
a
threshold
where
it
has
to
be
expanded
in
growth
and
that's
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
to
do
so
before
we
get
to
that
point,
we
want
to
look
at
our
sanitary
sewer
system
and
say
how
can
we
help
with
the
flows
going
in
there?
So
we
want
to
separate
the
storm
flow
from
the
sanitary
flow.
B
So
what
this
project
this
lighting
project
is
doing
is
we're
making
some
some
I
call
them
spot
repairs
in
the
sanitary
system,
where
maybe
we've
got
some
small
breaks
and
pipes,
not
big
enough
that
it
causes
an
issue
but
enough
that
it
might
take
a
little
groundwater.
So
we
had
some
contractors
going
through.
You
might
have
seen
them
in
the
campus
town
area
because
we're
trying
to
focus
on
that
during
this
summer
make
those
repairs
and
then
once
they're
all
done.
The
contractor
will
come
back
with
these
large
kind
of
like
large
steam
trucks.
B
B
It
with
steam,
so
it
takes
a
few
hours
to
to
cure
out
and
then
you've
got
a
really
hard
liner
inside
there
and
what
that
does
that
keeps
all
the
groundwater
from
coming
in
from
the
outside?
It
makes
the
pipe
smoother
and
by
making
the
pipe
smoother,
it
can
take
more
flow
because
it
can,
you
can
shed
the
water
faster,
okay,.
A
B
So
we're
really
focusing
on
the
campus
town
area
right
now,
because
Iowa
State's
out
of
fall
and
spring
session
and
there's
typically
less
less
people
in
the
apartment.
So
what
not?
So
what
what
the
residents
and
the
viewers
are
probably
going
to
see
is
some
of
these
lining
going
on
in
the
campus
town
area
over
the
next
probably
month
month
and
a
half
we're
really
going
to
push
to
get
that
done
and
then
they'll
probably
move
into
more
residential
areas.
Okay,.
A
B
We're
primarily
working
in
the
campus
town
area
and
then
I
would
say
what
you
might
think
of.
Southwest
Ames
we've
identified
those
two
areas
as
the
first
areas
for
this
kind
of
project
yeah.
So
we're
also
in
the
middle
of
this
also
evaluating
the
rest
of
the
city
to
see
other
other
locations.
This
needs
to
be
done.