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Wayne seeks $75,000 resiliency grant to assess dams and infrastructure vulnerabilities
Summary
Select Board members heard a detailed grant pitch and authorized staff to pursue a GO PIF community resiliency grant (about $75,000) to fund a vulnerability assessment focused on two town-owned dams and related infrastructure; consultants will be procured via public bid if awarded.
Speaker 9 presented the Town of Wayne's application for a community resiliency grant from the governor's innovation program, describing a proposed $75,000 project to complete a community vulnerability assessment focused on dams and nearby infrastructure. "The application is due December, '17," Speaker 9 said, and she told the board the town has identified a consulting firm that helped develop the scope but that the work would be put out to public bid because the town's procurement policy requires bidding for work over $15,000.
The presenter said the assessment would concentrate on two town-controlled structures — the North Wayne Dam (which controls water levels for Lovejoy Pond) and the Millstream Dam — while cataloguing five dams that affect local waterways. "We think that we will focus on those 2 dams because we would have the greatest amount of access to those infrastructure assets," Speaker 9 said, and asked the board for support in locating legacy documents and permitting access to those assets should the grant be awarded.
Why it matters: the committee framed the proposal as part of the town's comprehensive planning process: findings would feed recommendations into the next comprehensive plan and identify mitigation or investment options for vulnerable populations and roadways. Speaker 9 said partners already engaged include watershed groups and the Wayne Conservation Commission, and that the Department of Transportation will be consulted on road impacts from flooding.
Board members asked for specific next steps and timing. Speaker 4 asked about the December submission deadline and Speaker 9 confirmed the consultants had provided a draft scope and that the formal submission would be through the identified partner by Dec. 10. The presenter also said the grant program is competitive and limited in size, so the committee proposed to prioritize town-owned dams where access is practicable.
The board did not vote to accept funding (the application is still pending award); instead members agreed to support staff in assembling historic documents and consultant materials if the grant is awarded. The grant team said any consultant selection would be subject to the town's procurement rules and a public bid process.
Speakers (as labeled in the transcript): Speaker 9 (project presenter), Speaker 4 (board member), Speaker 3 (board member), Speaker 2 (chair/responsive staff).
Provenance: topic introduced at SEG 369; discussion continued through SEG 609.
Topics: community_resiliency, grants, dams
Topics justification and scoring: - community_resiliency: justification: central subject of the presentation; topic_relevance 1.00, depth_score 0.85, opinionatedness 0.00, controversy 0.10, civic_salience 0.75, impactfulness 0.60, geo_relevance 1.00
