(KMZA)--The Seneca City Council has approved a street repair project.

City Superintendent Brian Ruske discussed five different options for the repair of North 5th Street between Pioneer and Nemaha Streets when the Council met last week.

The brick street has been plagued by water drainage issues. Ruske said the center of the steet has settled about one inch lower than the new curb and gutter on either side.

Under the option recommended by Ruske, J and B Contractors would remove and replace 300 feet of curb. City crews would use asphalt to patch rough spots and and create a crown on the street. That would then be followed by a chip and seal application. The cost of the project was placed at around 17,000.

Following a lengthy discussion, the Council unanimously approved proceeding with the project, with Council member Ray Shinn absent. Council member Jim Mitchell, in making the motion, stated the work was not to be considered a precedent for work on other streets.

In other business, City Administrator Steve Brooks presented an updated public sidewalk, curb and gutter improvement policy. The updated policy would increase the maximum allowable reimbursement per project to 50 percent up to $3,400. There were questions about the policy and the Council voted to table a decision until their August 16th meeting.

Brooks informed the Council that the Main Street project should be completed by the third week of September. He said the contractor has requested to close the intersection at 11th Street to replace it instead of the original plan to do one lane at a time.