City council discusses Clay Street flood control

Mayor Todd Vanek and Public Works Supervisor Andy Rogers presented a proposal to the Colfax City Council Monday night to hire Taylor Engineering for five hours at $95 per hour to come up with a cost estimate for storm water control on Clay Street to be used in grant applications for the project.

The project is in response to heavy flooding on Clay Street after a fall storm that caused runoff from the farm fields above the street. The Clay Street storm drain system could not handle the water and mud in the runoff.

A temporary fix was the replacement of water bars to spread water that might coll...