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Council presses staff for details on sewer upgrades, water main work and soil testing after park remediation
Summary
Council requested engineering cost estimates and schedules for pump station designs and water-main replacements, and sought truck-by-truck transport logs and lab results for soil moved to Kilmer Park; Ferrante House testing was ordered after initial inspections suggested follow-up analyses for lead and other hazards.
Council members used the work session to press engineering and administration for additional technical and procurement detail on multiple infrastructure and environmental items.
Sewer and pump station work: Council asked about anticipated engineering costs for design of the Tingley Lane sanitary pump station; engineering staff said design fees are not finalized and that the project is part of broader work to redo several stations (Ford Millbrook and others) and to raise some stations that currently sit deep underground. Staff described a three‑phase sewer inspection program tied to an administrative consent order: a flow study has been completed, the next phase will include CCTV inspection of collection lines (TVing), and later phases will address force and gravity systems.
Water-main and paving contracts: Council asked for a list of roads included in the current resurfacing contracts and a schedule. Administrators said the road program is split across three contracts, that this particular contract is roughly $2 million of a larger multi‑million program and that staff will confirm remaining totals and schedules.
Kilmer/Papiani Park soil transport and testing: Council vice president requested a transport and sampling schedule for soil removed from Papiani Park and transferred to Kilmer Park as part of remediation, citing remediation costs reflected in the report. Engineering staff said they had sent reports and a letter affirming transfers were done properly, but councilors asked for truck-by-truck timestamps, sample locations, and which labs ran which tests so they can reconcile remediation work and expenses.
Ferrante House environmental testing: Staff reported that Colliers engineers inspected Ferrante House for asbestos, lead and mold and recommended additional targeted testing, including historic underground fuel storage and potential septic/cesspool impacts. Administration said remediation work will proceed as necessary and that officials will provide updates.
Council directed staff to return with dollar estimates for pump-station design, an itemized paving list and schedule, soil transport logs and lab reports, and timelines for further Ferrante House testing and remediation planning.
