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Committee flags $2 million culvert replacement under future soccer field; vets scope with DPW
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Summary
Project staff identified PCO #65 — a conservative $2,000,000 estimate to replace aging culverts under the site of a future soccer field — and the committee agreed to vet scope and pricing with DPW before any decision.
Committee members discussed a potentially large PCO to replace two deteriorated metal culverts running beneath the area planned for a future soccer field.
Committee design staff said the two existing culverts are roughly 50–60 years old, described their size and location and told the committee a conservative PCO estimate for replacement is $2,000,000; they noted doing the work now could avoid doubling future restoration costs because the district would already be restoring the field and adjacent sidewalks under the current contract.
A resident who grew up near the stream urged the committee to consider educational and ecological opportunities tied to the waterway, but the committee said the culvert issue needs engineering scope confirmation, pricing and DPW coordination before presenting a formal recommendation.
Justin (OPM) and the design team said they will meet with DPW and bring back a vetted scope and cost estimate for committee consideration; no vote was taken at this meeting.
"It's a very conservative number that we're currently tracking in that concrete box — culvert PCO number 65," a design representative said, and committee members agreed further review with DPW is the appropriate next step.
The committee tabled any decision pending DPW input and more detailed pricing and said it would report back when the team has a firm scope to present.
