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Severance staff brief board on water master plan, roads, park and lake projects
Summary
Town staff and the town manager updated the Citizen Advisory Board on a proposed water master plan, roadway and intersection construction, community park engineering and lake dredging; consultants will present plan drafts to the board in July–September before council briefing in October.
Town staff and the Town Manager updated the Severance Citizen Advisory Board on a package of capital projects and a water master plan that staff said will guide long-term water security, financing and project timing.
The town’s consultants plan to present the water master plan in three stages to the Citizen Advisory Board—July, August and September—before a council briefing in October. Tim, speaking in his town manager capacity, described the effort as an independent review of the town’s existing water portfolio, financing and impact fees to test assumptions and confirm that planned capital projects will secure water supplies for the next 30 years. “I wanted an outside company to come in and check all of my work and make sure that what I’ve been doing… is up to snuff,” Tim said.
Staff also outlined near-term road and intersection projects: a lane overlay on 21 following prior utility work, a full-depth mill-and-overlay on 23 from the dog park to the high school with periodic closures, and intersection improvements at Harmony and Highway 19 with phased lane closures through October. The town described a South Water Line loop project and ongoing engineering for the next phases of the community park and master planning for park acreage northward.
On the lake and dredging work, staff said the town and a ditch/loop board finalized agreements that allow the town surface-use and recreation rights while splitting costs and some revenue from dirt removal. Staff reported total project costs of about $600,000 to date and estimated proceeds from dirt sales at roughly $150,000 to be split between the town and the ditch company (estimated town share $50,000–$75,000). The town expects hauling to start within one to two weeks and said contractors will operate a heavy construction zone with around 15 trucks.
The board also heard that the Great Western Trail first section has state approval but awaits federal funding allocation, and that mosquito monitoring uses five zones with a reported 24-hour turnaround from trap monitoring to fogging notice on the town website and app. Staff reminded members that the town app and website post agenda packets and project notices. The town announced a town hall on July 22 focused on recreation and public safety.
No formal capital budget votes or project contracts were approved at the meeting; the items discussed were staff updates and planned consultant presentations to advisory boards and council.
