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Council approves utility contract with amended language after neighborhood dispute over Wallingford‑Harding redesign
Summary
Council approved a $3.47 million miscellaneous utility contract that includes work on Harding Road and associated safety changes at the Wallingford‑Harding intersection after adding language directing further collaborative design work with residents.
The City Council on March 3 approved CA5, a construction contract with Bailey Excavating Inc. for the 2025 miscellaneous utility projects that includes new water main, sanitary sewer work and roadway resurfacing at several city locations. The council amended the packet language for the Wallingford‑Harding intersection so the item now refers to "safety improvements" rather than an explicit "narrowing" and directed the city administrator to continue collaborative engagement with residents on final plans.
At a staff introduction, Nick Hutchinson (city engineer representative) told council the project combines multiple small locations for efficiency and that Harding Road work will require removing pavement where the Wallingford‑Harding intersection will be reconstructed. Hutchinson said design decisions were not…
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