Trustees say generator for lift station is due soon; grant extension must be filed

Town trustees were told this meeting that the electrical transfer switch for the town’s sewer lift station is installed and the generator purchase is imminent, but the town must submit a grant extension by the grant deadline to preserve funding.

Staff reported that the transfer switch box is already in place next to the lift station and that once the generator arrives crews will trench and run electrical and gas lines to connect it. The generator selected is a 32 kilowatt model to supply 480-volt service; staff said it will provide capacity beyond the lift station for possible future emergency uses.

Trustees discussed operational steps still required: locating buried utilities ahead of trenching, running the electrical conduit under a small road, and coordinating with the gas utility to set a meter where the contractor plans to tie in the gas line. A trustee asked whether the town could schedule the locate in advance so the contractor’s work window would be covered; staff recommended doing a locate early to create a 30-day window for the contractor to begin work.

The group also discussed grant timing. Staff said a grant deadline of May 30 requires filing an extension by the next day to avoid losing eligibility; one trustee volunteered to drop off an extension letter the following morning so the project remains in compliance with the grant timeline.

No final construction completion date was recorded in the public transcript. Trustees instructed staff to continue coordinating with the generator vendor, the gas utility, and the locate service and to file the extension to preserve the grant funds.

The item was discussed during the public works and utilities portion of the meeting; there was no recorded vote tied to this update.