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Manager reports project updates: Pump Station 4 work paused for eagle nest; federal and state capital project funding noted
Summary
Borough manager reported a halt to Pump Station 4 construction after discovery of an active eagle nest, explained that change orders and costs are unknown pending permits, and listed several federal and state funding leads for local capital projects.
Borough Manager reported that work on the Pump Station 4 force-main upgrade was halted after staff received a report of an active eagle nest in the vicinity. The manager said the borough, P&D Engineers and contractor Rock and Road are coordinating a modified construction sequence to comply with federal requirements for eagle nesting sites and that there will be additional costs tied to those modifications; the manager said the borough does not yet know the amount of increased cost and will bring change orders to the assembly when estimates are available.
Manager's report also documented several funding developments and equipment updates. The state Department of Natural Resources provided $12,000 for maintenance at the Ernie Haugen public-use area; the borough collected and disposed of more than 19,000 pounds of household hazardous waste at a recent event; and the borough has two patent deeds from the state for municipal-entitlement lands (144 acres at Duncan Canal and 33 acres at Cape Fanshawe) approved for conveyance in 2021.
Manager and staff thanked Senator Lisa Murkowski's and Congressman Nick Begich's offices for support of capital project requests: $3,000,000 for the hospital, $2,000,000 for Banana Point, $8,000,000 for wastewater-plant revisions, and $300,000 toward updated SCBA tanks for the fire department; the manager noted that those figures are supports or appropriations requests and not guarantees of award.
The manager also said SCBA testing at the fire hall showed some tanks remain out of service and that tanks must be completely out of service by the end of 2027; the borough is pursuing earmarked funds to replace them.
Ending: Staff said permits and biological constraints (eagle nesting) will determine construction sequencing and costs; the assembly can expect change-order requests and additional budget information in future meetings.
