City Resubmits Water Line Repair Bids

WAITSBURG – With no responses to the first set of bid requests for water line repairs under the Touchet River Bridge, Waitsburg’s city council voted to resubmit and try again. If repairs are not made soon, they will be pushed to next year and may happen while the Main Street Bridge is under construction, potentially causing water pressure issues.

A leaking line under the Touchet River Bridge, located near Preston Park, was discovered last year, but does not seem to be getting any worse. It is believed that a water line is leaking somewhere under the road, migrating back to the abutment, and fl...