Speed up, trying to beat it. Slow down, but proceed through. Stop and wait. The Floyd lift station is over 40 years old.
City officials describe it as worn out and unsafe.
Many who drive by the station, along Interstate 29, say it s smelly . Local leaders say designs for a new station are nearly complete and they ll begin the bid-taking process, soon. Environmental Services Director Paul Nolan says, We think it is a state of the art facility. It will be able to handle again, close to 40-million gallons of sewage on a daily basis, which is slightly less than the existing lift station, but we ve never peaked it out. All Rights Reserved.