Smoothing Locust Street at last

For nearly two years, residents in the 700 block of Locust Street have dealt with a torn-up street. With the intention of paving the block, the city street department removed the street surface. Then it was discovered the aging water line for that area ran through the middle of the street.

Having suffered through multiple breaks of old water lines in Alva, the city decided to install a new water line to the side of the street before proceeding with asphalt paving. An attempt to get a grant for that work failed because not enough residents filled out a random survey letter.

This summer, the wat...