The City of Hood River has had to delay a waterline improvement project in the Sherman and Serpentine areas after they only received one bid, and it came in well over estimate. City Manager Steve Wheeler says the lone bid was $350,000 over the engineer’s estimate. He noted an extremely busy summer construction season made it a difficult time to put the project before bidders. Wheeler says the City will put the project out for a bid again next year. In other business, the Hood River City Council picked Sue Powers to fill a vacancy on the municipal planning commission.