Aldermen advance multiple public-works projects tied to Center/Whale Street, wastewater and safety improvements

Rutland’s Public Works Committee reported on multiple infrastructure projects at the Aug. 4 meeting, recommending engineering agreements and planning-loan applications for downtown utility upgrades, a wastewater system evaluation and a water-disinfectant modification project; the board recorded committee recommendations and authorized staff to circulate documents for signatures. Center and Whale Street utilities: The committee reviewed an Otter Creek Engineering service agreement to prepare design, permitting and bid-ready documents for water, sanitary and stormwater upgrades on Center and Whale Street. The consultant’s design scope would also examine private property connections that currently tie into an…