By JEFF FARRELL

Staff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Monday for another emergency purchase for the beleaguered Indian Warpath pump station.

The Board agreed to pay $31,209 for the purchase and delivery of a new submersible chopper pump for the sewer pump station after one of the two that are built in to the new station broke down.

Steve Flynn, director of the sewer and water department, said they used a portable pump to replace the one that malfunctioned while it was being repaired, but he believed they should purchase a replacement to have available in case it happened again.

The pump station at Indian Warpath off Boyd’s Creek Highway failed several years ago, causing sewage to spill out into nearby waterways and property. It has since been replaced.

Also Monday, the board:

n Voted to use funds from the state department of transportation to pay for improvements to improvements to East Dumplin Valley Road up to the Lisega factory site

n Authorized an application for a state grant for the city’s trolley program

n Voted on second reading to adopt a revised municipal flood damage prevention ordinance

jfarrell@themountainpress.com