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Committee discusses widening Centennial Park entrance; votes to take no action
Summary
Committee discussed a resident request to widen the Centennial Park entrance to allow two-way passing, including an estimated ~30-foot culvert solution; members moved to take 'no action' at the committee level, noting the town can proceed without committee approval and no formal council action was required at this time.
A resident request to widen the Centennial Park entrance from Elliott Street prompted discussion of replacing the existing oversized but loosely fitted concrete pipe with a new culvert arrangement large enough for two-way ingress and egress. Speaker 3 described the desired change as enabling two cars to "come and go at the same time." Street staff (Speaker 5) estimated the work could be done with a 30-foot pipe or two 20-foot sections and said material costs for a replacement pipe could be in the hundreds of dollars per section; he estimated total pipe costs might be around $600 and suggested that installation could be handled by the town.
Committee members discussed whether formal committee or city-council approval was necessary. Speaker 2 moved "no action" on the agenda item, stating the town does not need committee approval to start the work. Several members agreed by voice, and no formal construction authorization or contract award was recorded at the meeting.
