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Resident-led undergrounding plan advances to consultant selection for South Avenue pilot
Summary
Commissioners said the town issued a request for qualifications for a consultant to study undergrounding on South Avenue as a proof of concept; proposals are due March 13 and town staff have budget authority to pay for the study in the current fiscal year.
A resident-led effort to bury selected overhead utility lines on South Avenue in New Canaan moved closer to a formal study after the commission reported the town issued a request for qualifications for engineering and consulting services.
Rick Corkin, the project volunteer who presented the update, said consultants’ proposals are due March 13 and that town staff have funds available in the current fiscal-year budget to pay for the study.
"The town has filed a request for qualification, which is basically a request for proposal, from consultants to do a study of what would be involved in doing the South Avenue…
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