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Grand Island drainage project stalls amid engineering capacity shortfalls and bidding delays
Summary
Advisory members were told the town's engineering department lacks capacity to finalize an RFP for a long‑planned drainage project; retired engineer Lynn has returned part time to assist, but staff shortages and grant timing complicate a summer construction target.
Advisory members heard that limited engineering capacity and staff turnover have delayed a drainage project that had previously been scheduled to go to bid.
Tom and other speakers described a timeline in which the town had hoped to have bid documents ready before a senior engineering employee retired; that work was not completed and the town is now relying on the recently retired staffer to return…
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