Board approves consent agenda including additional engineering services for Meadow Pond remediation
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The board approved a consent‑agenda item authorizing additional services from KG&D and subcontractor WSP to modify the Meadow Pond water remediation plan; the county approved an ion‑exchange approach, and the project must still receive Department of Health and State Education Department approvals before bidding and construction.
The Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District Board of Education voted 7–0 on its consent agenda Thursday, approving an item to authorize additional engineering services for the Meadow Pond water remediation project.
A district representative described the consent‑agenda item as a request for additional services from engineering firm KG&D and its subcontractor (WSP) to modify the district’s initial remediation plan. The speaker said County reviewers had effectively approved an ion‑exchange approach instead of the originally proposed reverse‑osmosis system and that the requested work covers modest modifications needed to implement the county‑preferred option.
"Originally, they wanted a reverse osmosis plan for us to implement there and it's very expensive... so now, they have approved our ion exchange proposition," the speaker said, explaining the additional scope is technical adjustments to the existing plan rather than a new treatment approach. The speaker added the project must still receive approvals from the Department of Health and the State Education Department before the district can go to bid.
The speaker also gave a preliminary timeline: after state and health approvals and once the district awards a bid, construction could take up to about a year. The board did not discuss new funding amounts during the meeting; cost details were not specified in the presentation.
Chair called for the consent‑agenda vote after brief discussion; the motion to approve was moved by the chair and seconded by Marjorie (as announced during the meeting), and the vote was announced as 7–0 in favor.
The board’s action authorizes the additional engineering services so the district can continue the design and approvals process; district staff said they will return to the board with a milestone schedule after approvals and award.