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Port of Allen wrestles with water-system engineering, holdback funds and costly derelict-vessel removal
Summary
Commissioners and community members spent the meeting focused on technical shortfalls in water-system engineering and as-built drawings, a returned $10,000 holdback tied to an earlier system purchase, and the pending removal of the derelict vessel “Seabear,” which staff said will strain the port’s budget until state reimbursement arrives.
Commissioners, staff and members of the public spent a substantial portion of the meeting examining the port’s water-system records and engineering work, and the budgetary consequences of a derelict-vessel removal.
Jeff Carey, who identified himself as chair of the water planning committee, told the commission the holdback agreement tied to the Allen Carey sale was returned because required as-built drawings and related engineering deliverables were not completed. Carey said survey and engineering delays produced incomplete drawings and recommended the port either work with the current engineering firm to correct deficiencies or consider an alternative firm. He said he had offered to double his estimate of the remaining drawing…
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