(KMZA)--The Seneca City Council discussed the Main Street project when they meet last week.

During the public comment portion of the meeting, local resident Tom Hilbert expressed his concerns about the project, particularly with the sidewalks.

He was concerned that the affected property owners weren't notified about what would be done with the sidewalks and about the width of the sidewalks. He said yards are being torn up and wanted to know who is responsible for repairing them.

Later in the meeting, the Council discussed the project. Mayor Joe Mitchell said he was not impressed with the communication between the contractor and the landowners.

Following discussion, the council voted to go with a five-foot width on the north side of Main Street between 7th and 11th Streets, to be located on the edge of the city- right of way after confirmation by a survey.

In other business, the sewer lagoon dredging project was discussed.

So far, about 9.9 million gallons of sludge has been removed from cells 1-3. However, the project has been stopped because all the available permitted acres have been utilized.

In preparation for the project, permitting was performed for enough acres to accommodate the 11 million gallons of sludge estimated to be removed, but due to weather delays and changes in farmers crop rotations, the amount of usable acreage was reduced.

About five million gallons of sludge is left to be removed from cells 1 and 3.

The contractor, Reed Environmental, of Sheldon, Missouri, plans to remove the remaining sludge in mid-fall.