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Weston staff brief committee on CIP progress, Ross Avenue DOT submission and utility ownership issues
Summary
Public works staff reported completed restorations on Weston and Scoffield avenues, Ross Avenue design documents submitted to the DOT, planned public information meetings on roundabout options, mobilization for well‑3 iron/manganese removal, and explained why Weston retains utility ownership in areas annexed by Rothschild.
Michael, the committee’s CIP presenter, told members that restoration work on Weston Avenue and Scoffield Avenue is complete and that Ross Avenue design study documents and related materials have been submitted to the Department of Transportation for official review and because the project includes state funding.
Staff said the village will schedule a public information meeting in mid‑April to present multiple roundabout designs for the County Road X intersection; each alternative carries different property impacts and right‑of‑way needs. Michael said staff will engage landowners to identify non‑negotiable constraints similar to earlier outreach for the Metro intersection.
On utility projects, staff reported that contractor equipment has mobilized for well‑3 pre‑treatment work to remove iron and manganese and that subdivisions Green Tree Acres and Granite Ridge are advancing with utility installations. Timber Ridge will appear before the plan commission for additional lots and a minor street cut.
Committee members pressed staff on why Weston still owns water and sewer in the Military Road corridor. Michael explained the ownership dates to when those lines were part of Weston utilities and that when Rothschild annexed portions of the town in the early 1990s, the utilities in that drainage basin remained the responsibility of Weston. He said separating ownership now would be complex because many flows are gravity‑fed across corporate limits and splitting the systems would create dead ends and operational interdependencies.
Members asked about a speed‑limit change for a corridor Michael described as “designed for 35.” Staff noted the public safety committee recommended keeping the posted limit at 35 mph and that the matter will appear on a board speed‑limit ordinance update next week.
The committee did not take a separate vote on the CIP update; staff will continue coordination with DOT and county partners and bring details to future meetings as designs and public outreach progress.
