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Saco staff seeks OK on schools' temporary easement form and $46,000 for initial beach-management inventory
Summary
City staff presented the proposed temporary construction-easement format for the Saco School project and sought a $46,000 budget amendment to begin a phase-one inventory for a comprehensive beach-management plan; staff said individual easements will return for one-reading and the city will pursue grant funding for later phases.
City staff told the Saco City Council on Aug. 11 that the schools and the city are coordinating acquisition of temporary construction easements for the Saco School project and asked the council to accept the easement format in principle.
Director Prescott explained the council was being asked to accept the general form and locations of the easements so they can be held in the city's name; final, signed easements for individual properties will be brought back for a one-reading process. Councilors asked whether property owners had been notified and whether eminent domain would be used if an owner refused; staff said owners had been notified and that legal counsel would advise if condemnation became necessary.
On coastal issues, Director of Public Works Travis Moore requested a $46,000 budget amendment to pay for phase 1 of a comprehensive beach-management plan: an inventory analysis and initial outreach. "What we've brought forward here is the phase 1 ... we are asking for the budget amendment for the $46,000 to be able to engage with tie in bond to enter into phase 1 to start the inventory analysis phase," Moore said. Moore said the city will apply for a state community action grant to fund phases 2 and 3 and will compile existing documents and coordinate with York County and other stakeholders. Councilors requested the plan show prior allocations and how earlier expenditures on coastal work will be tracked.
Staff said the easement format and the beach inventory materials will return to council with final language and, if appropriate, a one-reading vote on specific easements.
