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Committee defeats $24,882 design request for Austin Creek bank stabilization; asks for more study and orders temporary safety measures
Summary
The Finance Committee declined to fund $24,882 for design and permitting of the Austin Creek bank stabilization project, citing large anticipated construction costs and limited near‑term funding; staff will implement temporary safety measures at the site.
The Finance Committee declined to approve a $24,882 capital request to fund design and permitting for Austin Creek bank stabilization after members raised concerns about overall project cost and long‑term funding.
The request specifically asked for design and permitting work by Chinook Engineering (the proposal included $18,000 for Chinook, about $3,000 in county permitting fees and a 10% contingency in the package). Michael Bennett, who toured the site with golf course staff, described a short section of creek bank between Austin Creek and the community garden where erosion has reduced the distance from garden fence to creek to roughly 8–10 feet and where a collapsed tree has fallen into the stream.
“What I saw when I went out there … the bank is undermined. I wouldn't even want to get up near the edge of…
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