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Land Bank Commission votes to advance simpler Francis Street rain-garden plan, asks staff for cost estimates
Summary
The commission approved staff’s recommendation to pursue a low-cost rain-garden approach (Option 2) for Francis Street Beach and required staff to return with pricing before final approval. Commissioners debated trade-offs among flood storage, cost and town coordination.
The Connecticut Land Bank Commission voted to advance a staff-recommended, lower-cost rain-garden approach for the Francis Street Beach improvement project while requiring staff to return with detailed cost estimates before the commission gives final approval.
Staff presented three alternatives for the site—Option 1, a detention-basin approach to maximize flood storage tied into the town’s stormwater system; Option 2, a simpler rain garden intended to provide water-quality benefits at lower cost; and a do-nothing alternative to leave the site as grass. "Staff are leaning in on option 2, knowing that we would try and keep it…
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