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Peculiar aldermen approve Bartlett West contract to design Hurley Street crossing after resident objections
Summary
The Board approved Resolution 2025-39 to hire Bartlett West to design and manage repairs at the Hurley Street low-water crossing using the firm’s Option 3 double box culvert design; residents raised concerns that the box culvert and road-raising could increase upstream flooding and erosion.
The Board of Aldermen on Aug. 4 approved Resolution 2025-39 to contract with Bartlett West for engineering design and project management of repairs to the Hurley Street low-water crossing, selecting the firm’s Option 3 — a double box culvert design — after extended public comment and aldermanic discussion.
Monty (city staff) introduced the staff recommendation and said the resolution asks the board to approve task order 10 with Bartlett West to design, engineer and manage the project. He told the Board the option before them was the consensus choice from prior review.
Residents speaking during public comment voiced concerns that a box culvert and raising the roadway could change hydraulic behavior,…
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