City is almost there

With all the things going wrong with our lives this spring, COVID -19 has been the most prominent.

The city of Ritzville scheduled a much-needed rehabilitation of the large water tank located in the golf course more than a year ago.

Work started on cleaning and re-coating the inside in early March, with anticipated completion around May 1. During this time, we've all experienced low water pressure, which was anticipated.

It is critical to the city to have the tank back online prior to summer, when irrigation of our lawns is needed.

The city has kept all irrigated accounts shut off until the tank is operational. That includes large commercial users but also city parks, cemetery and golf course lawns.

I asked everyone a couple of weeks ago to be aware of our situation and try not to water lawns, etc.

As of this date of publication, the tank is on schedule to be back in service by Monday, May 4.

I'm asking once again for your patience and understanding and hope you consider your neighbor's water pressure for essentials such as washing, showering and cooking.

We plan to have this issue fixed by May 4.

Thanks in advance for your consideration. This project will provide clean, healthy water for years to come for everyone in the community.

- Gary Cook is the mayor of Ritzville.