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Council hears recovery‑project updates and options for Ridgeway sidewalks and speed tables
Summary
Staff reported progress on Hilltop Road design, golf course bridge bids and expedited temporary repairs at the Lakeview Center; for Ridgeway Avenue, sidewalk estimates ranged from $300,000 to $500,000 and recommended speed tables cost roughly $8,500 each, council asked staff to get fuller east‑side estimates for February.
Town staff gave council an update on several recovery projects and local street improvements. Hilltop Road design work is expected to reach 90% plans by year end and the golf course bridge bidding is posted with bids due Jan. 31. Temporary shoring and flood‑plain permitting for the Lakeview Center are nearing completion so bidding can begin.
On finances tied to recovery work, staff cautioned that bridge loans (state DEQ and other short‑term loans) are intended to provide liquidity and must be repaid if FEMA later disallows eligibility; staff said the town has approximately $5.4 million in state bridge‑loan capacity noted in the discussion and agreed to provide monthly updates on borrowed amounts and projected repayments to help with budgeting.
Council then moved to a localized traffic and pedestrian discussion for Ridgeway Avenue. A contractor estimate for concrete sidewalk work came in at about $300,000 (staff cautioned this was a low‑end view and could approach $500,000 once utility relocations and other costs are accounted for). For traffic calming, staff said the recommended speed‑table (sharrow‑style) devices are roughly $8,500 each. Council asked staff to obtain additional quotes and to produce a full cost estimate for an east‑side sidewalk alternative and the number and placement of speed tables for a future agenda.
What comes next: staff will collect east‑side and comprehensive estimates and return to council for further decision at a future meeting; staff also agreed to provide monthly summaries of loans and projected debt service related to recovery efforts.
