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Committee approves museum HVAC capital project, bridge engineering amendment and maintenance paving transfers
Summary
The committee established a state‑funded capital project for museum HVAC and generator (no local share), approved a $79,500 supplemental engineering amendment for the Corinth Road bridge project, ratified a DOT roadway‑departure planning action, and approved maintenance paving awards and related fund transfers.
The Warren County Public Works Committee established a state‑funded capital project for museum climate control and generator work, approved an engineering amendment for a county bridge project and moved multiple paving maintenance projects and funding transfers forward.
Dean, a Parks and Recreation staff member, told the committee the capital project (filed as H‑444 in committee discussion) is a 100% state‑funded grant of $83,100 to add HVAC to protect taxidermy specimens in the museum’s natural history diorama, install an auditorium backup generator and, if funds remain, clean up and reopen a courtyard and deck area. “This project is for an, it's capital funding from the state. It's to help us maintain our what's called our specimens on the property that goes for the over 30 specimens that are in our, natural history diorama,” Dean said. Committee members voted to establish the capital project; staff said there is no local match.
On infrastructure, the committee approved a supplemental engineering agreement of $79,500 with CHA (Buff, Harbor and Associates named in discussion) for additional preliminary engineering, construction support and construction inspection on County Route 28 (Corinth Road) over Clendon Brook. The additional engineering time was required for water‑line relocation work and extra on‑site observation.
The committee also ratified the chairman’s earlier signature on a NYSDOT/Adirondack‑Glens Falls Transportation Council roadway‑departure safety action plan. Staff said the plan identifies nine county locations with significant roadway‑departure incidents for prioritized design and partial funding through the program; the county will consider matching or additional local work to complete fixes identified in the study.
Bids for a set of maintenance overlay projects arrived just before the meeting. The committee reviewed a list of projects — including County Route 8 (Friends Lake Road), County Route 22 (Harrisburg Road), portions of County Route 20 (Corinth Road), Diamond Point Road, Dix Avenue (Queensbury) and Thirteenth Lake Road (Johnsburg) — and voted to approve awarding projects and to transfer funds between capital projects to pay for the work. Staff said contractors on currently awarded projects are expected to finish existing work by mid‑August, with newer projects running into September.
An annual intermunicipal agreement with the City of Glens Falls to allow use and maintenance of the West Mountain parking lot for snowmobile trail access was also renewed; the committee amended the renewal to permit two additional one‑year renewable terms by mutual agreement so the contract would not need to return annually if both parties agree.
The supplemental engineering amendment motion, the capital project establishment and the paving and transfer approvals were carried on committee votes as heard in the meeting.
