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Mendon approves $6,000 contract to prepare DEC stormwater grant application
Summary
The town approved hiring MRB Group to prepare a 2026 DEC non-point source planning grant application (cost $6,000) to study problematic culverts and drainage locations; the town identified a drainage/planning account to fund the proposal if the board accepts MRB's work.
The Mendon Town Board authorized the town to pursue a 2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) non-point source planning grant and approved hiring the MRB Group to prepare the application for $6,000.
Town staff said the study would map and evaluate culverts and drainage features flagged by the highway department and code enforcement, produce a prioritized list of problem locations and provide budget estimates for potential upsizing or repairs. The grant would fund planning work; subsequent construction funding would require separate grant awards or town funding.
Board members asked where the $6,000 would be charged and identified planning-project or drainage accounts as possible sources; staff said that if the grant is awarded the board would decide whether to accept the award and commit any required local match. Members noted additional grant opportunities (resiliency and watershed grants) and said the town would coordinate application materials and use prior studies where available.
The board approved the $6,000 MRB proposal and directed staff to assign an account number for the work.
