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Clifton Park approves engineering update to pursue public-water funding for East Side Drive residents
Summary
The town board authorized an updated engineering study so residents of East Side Drive can pursue WEIA and other grants to bring public water to a neighborhood with longstanding well contamination and intermittent supplies.
The Clifton Park Town Board voted June 2 to authorize an engineering update to support a grant application to provide public water service to residents on East Side Drive. The resolution extends or reopens the bid process for Prime Engineering to update a water-service engineering report so the town can apply for WEIA funding before the current program deadline in July.
East Side Drive residents described years of intermittent service, sulfur and E. coli contamination, and the hardship of relying on hauled water or private treatments. One resident recounted E. coli detection and subsequent costly treatment of a well; neighbors said some homes have run out of water periodically and called for the town to keep pursuing grants and updated engineering information to improve competitiveness.
Supervisor Barrett and staff told the board the areais difficult and costly to serve because of bedrock and shallow well conditions; past studies found high construction expense for the roughly 100-property area. Board members said the updated engineering information will make any future grant submission (including WEIA) more shovel‑ready and competitive.
The resolution directs staff to update engineering work and proceed with grant application efforts; speakers cautioned that costs remain high and that residents would ultimately decide whether to proceed if a grant covered only part of the cost.
Board members voted to authorize the engineering update and expressed support for continued grant efforts; residents thanked the board for moving the work forward.
