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Consultants present phased downtown infrastructure plan; council to consider authorization Dec. 9
Summary
Consultants outlined a two‑phase downtown streetscape, storm and waterline upgrade that adds a proposed community center site. Phase 1 (utilities and pavement) would be bid first; consultants expect city council authorization on Dec. 9 and recommended a subcommittee to finalize Phase 2 scope.
Unidentified Speaker 2 (presenter) told the Montgomery MEDC meeting that a revised downtown improvements project combines earlier streetscape work with utility upgrades and a proposed community center, and that Phase 1 would be bid first while Phase 2 design is finalized.
The project consolidates prior scopes that consultants attributed to earlier firms (Kimberly Horn/Kimley Horn and Ardor/Ardorra) and adds storm‑sewer upsizing, waterline work and pavement replacement. "Phase 1 would include waterline replacement, storm sewer replacement, and the previously considered pavement replacement," Unidentified Speaker 2 said. He told the group the storm system would be upsized on the western portion of the right‑of‑way from two 18‑inch pipes to a 36‑inch pipe to accommodate expected flows and reduce downtown flooding.
S3, introduced as the landscape architect, outlined…
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