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Kingston council discusses Flatbush–Fox Hall sewer replacement and $600,000 bonding request
Summary
Council labeled the Flatbush and Fox Hall sewer replacement a Type II action and discussed adding $600,000 in bonding to cover cost increases; staff and council members said the mayor is pursuing avenues to keep the related development project moving.
At its March 31 meeting the Kingston Common Council considered two related items on the Flatbush and Fox Hall sewer replacement: one determining the work is a Type II action and a separate resolution to add $600,000 in bonding for the project.
Staff described the measure as a sewer design and replacement project; council members said costs have risen and the additional $600,000 in bonding was requested to keep the project funded. The transcript records that the council treated the environmental determination and the financing as separate items (Resolutions 67 and 68), and that replacing sewer infrastructure was described as a Type II action under the city’s environmental review procedures.
Council members noted the sewer work ties into a broader redevelopment plan for the area. One council member said the mayor indicated optimism that the overall project could proceed and that the sewer work would be coordinated with future street and redevelopment construction. Several members emphasized sewers are a fundamental service that must be fixed even if related redevelopment timelines remain uncertain.
The transcript records discussion of the financing and the mayor’s outreach but does not include a formal vote tally for either resolution.
