SUMMERDALE — The town of Summerdale is one step closer to getting a new water well.

During its regular meeting Monday, the Summerdale Town Council heard an update on the project, which included the submission of chemical tests of the water well to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

“We should get the results back in about two weeks,” Summerdale Public Works Director John Resmondo told the Council.

He added that if those tests render favorable, proposals and contracts to construct the well should be ready by the end of June.

Resmondo also told the Council that preliminary testing of the site has been positive.

“So far, the water looks real good,” he said. “In the preliminary testing, the iron and magnesium levels were low. So we won’t have to treat for those.”

If testing is successful, the 320-foot well would provide a second source of water for the town of Summerdale.

Also Monday, the Council:

* Tabled the issue of whether to allow a guest house to be constructed on property without the property owner needing to file a formal request with the Town Planning Commission. The Council will revisit the issue at its next regular meeting in July.

* Awarded bids for landscaping, grass moving to Landscape Workshop.

* Awarded a bid for debris-removal services to Unified Recovery LLC.

* Tabled the issue of adopting an updated International Building Code until its next regular meeting in July.

* Approved the addition of Lance Strickland to the Summmerdale Police Department as a reserve officer.

* Heard the Police Department report, which included the issuing of 513 tickets in May and Summerdale Police officers taking part in 24 hours of training throughout the month.

* Heard a report that the sidewalks project are on track, despite one or two days of delay caused by rain.

* Heard a report on the Summerdale Public Library for May, which included a circulation of 915 items, an attendance of 1,158 and nine conferences held in the facility’s conference room.

* Heard an update on the museum, which included work being done on the threshold. n Announced that July 4th fireworks will be held at 9 p.m. in the park, with activities going on throughout the day.