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Aldermen review $590K preventive‑maintenance plan and multiple water/sewer projects
Summary
Public works urged aldermen to fund a $590,000 preventative mill‑and‑overlay program, carry over funds for multiple water‑main replacements and approve engineering increases to cover Union Street and Hogan phase 2 designs.
At the June 11 budget workshop, public works presented several infrastructure priorities aldermen identified as critical for the coming fiscal year.
Streets and preventive maintenance: Commissioner Bergman and public works staff described a $590,000 preventive maintenance line intended for mill‑and‑overlay projects, and recommended bidding projects this coming year. Staff reported recent bids for Smoky Mountain Lane came in under their engineer estimate; Bergman asked the board to place the low bid on the next Tuesday agenda once staff confirm the pay‑app results.
Water and sewer: Staff requested $105,000 for design and construction engineering on Union Street water‑main replacement (split roughly $25,000 design / $80,000 construction engineering) and reported a $200,000 construction line for Hogan water‑main replacement phase 2. Mayor Kelly and staff proposed raising the engineering budget line (310‑10) to $210,000 so it would cover both Union Street and Hogan engineering needs. Public works also asked to carry $260,000 as a top‑end remainder for ongoing meter replacement and other projects.
Sewer work: Sewer staff requested $70,000 to complete final lift‑station linings and $450,000 for cured‑in‑place pipe (CIPP) sanitary sewer lining to limit future street reconstruction. On lagoon management, staff proposed $145,000 for ammonia/sludge biological treatment and $8,000 for sludge profiling and testing; staff said the product has industry case studies and that testing would establish a baseline for evaluating efficacy.
Quotes and context: Robert, public works staff, described the air‑curtain burner as a way to reduce contracted burning costs: "If we use it 2 times, it pays for itself." On engineering and sequencing, staff emphasized that design work would precede any construction appropriation and that some construction dollars are carryovers already budgeted in the current fiscal year.
Next steps: The board asked staff to confirm specific carryovers, contractor pay‑app amounts and to add finalized engineering totals in the revised worksheet distributed before the June 17 prioritization workshop.
