WPCA gives staff direction on preliminary engineering proposal for Boughton Street extension

At the Sept. 15 meeting the North Water Pollution Control Authority directed staff to proceed with a preliminary engineering task order to study the Boughton Street extension, including a 30% design and a benefit/cost appraisal priced at $58,000 for the base phase. Staff said the draft is a menu‑style proposal prepared by Woodard & Curran, one of the WPCA’s on‑call collection consultants, and that additional optional services — such as soil pre‑characterization, wetlands flagging and permitting — would be priced separately if the board chooses to move the project beyond the base phase. Board members did not record a formal motion on the item; the chair characterized the lack of questions or objections as tacit approval to sign the task order and proceed under the WPCA’s existing consultant contract. Staff clarified the board is not being asked for a binding vote at this meeting but for direction to execute a task order under an already‑authorized contract and available funding. The transcript contains an inconsistency in the street name: staff initially referred to the item as the “Boughton Street extension” and later said “Belton Street.” The WPCA staff presentation referenced the consultant Woodard & Curran and a base phase cost of $58,000 for the 30% design and related appraisal; further optional tasks would increase the scope and cost if pursued. No formal procurement or contract amendments were approved at the meeting; staff said the work can proceed by signing a task order under the consultant contract and within previously authorized spending limits.