MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council on Tuesday approved the beginning of negotiations on a initial slate of properties needed for its $15.5 million Touby Run Flood Mitigation Hazard Project.
The seven properties are among these needed for the project, which has three components, including a large dry dam at the west end of North Lake Park, including a concrete spillway. At its highest point, the dam would reach 45 feet.
Other components include a regional detention basin at South Park and a North Main mass fill.
The properties approved for negotiation range in size from 6.379 acres to 0.25 acres.
The project would reduce the flood plain in that area by about 106 acres, according to City Engineer Bob Bianchi.
Once negotiations are complete, Council would have to approve the actual purchases.
In other action on Tuesday, Council:
— Heard a presentation from Finance Director Linn Steward regarding the city’s temporary appropriations for 2019. She told council members projected expenditures are $3 million over anticipated revenues at this point.
— Voted to enter into a settlement agreement with firefighter Dan Barnhill. The vote followed an executive session and there was no discussion afterward.
