Perry Council Prioritizes Fire‑station Land, Hydrant Replacements and Evidence‑storage in State Appropriation Requests
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Summary
Council reviewed a package of state appropriation requests — land for a new fire station (including Phase I environmental review), hydrant replacements, a vacuum/vactor truck, Stevens Street repaving and evidence‑storage planning — and instructed staff to finalize a prioritized list for the lobbyist.
City staff and a consultant briefed the council on a prioritized list of state appropriation requests the city will submit, and members agreed to forward the list to the lobbyist ahead of the legislative session.
Top priorities discussed included land acquisition and early environmental work for a new fire station, a vacuum/vactor truck for sanitation/fire work, replacement of reportedly failing fire hydrants, repaving Stevens Street (with a note that the roadway may sit on landfill and could require geotechnical work), and planning and design funding for evidence storage. Staff said they had submitted roughly 20 applications and would learn preliminary outcomes by the end of the year; staff recommended seeking planning and design funds first and pushing construction requests in a later cycle.
Council discussed the tradeoff of paying for a Phase I environmental site assessment now versus waiting for preliminary state feedback; staff noted Phase I can reveal whether a Phase II investigation is needed and that costs can range based on parcel size and site conditions. Members also discussed alternative grant programs for parks and recreation to avoid competing with core infrastructure requests.
The council asked staff to send a finalized list to the lobbyist and to return with cost estimates for any Phase I work.