Colfax agrees to repair sewer utility fine screen for 16500

COLFAX — At $16,500, repairing the sewer utility fine screen in Colfax is a necessary repair, but if the “basket” must be repaired, the cost will increase to nearly $35,000. The Colfax Village Board approved repairing the fine screen, to include the brush with all fasteners and a new gearbox with a motor, at the March 27 meeting. The fine screen is a unit located inside the lift station on state Highway 170 on the west side of Colfax. To make the repairs, the vendor, Energenecs, must use a crane to lift the entire unit out of a 20-foot pit.…