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Burbank council reviews $312,000–$416,000 options for E. Middle Street drainage, approves extra engineering study
Summary
Village officials reviewed two engineering options for E. Middle Street drainage with estimated costs ranging from $312,000 to $416,000. Council unanimously approved seeking an additional, lower-cost engineering study after a resident offered an easement and a local bid option.
Burbank — The Village of Burbank council reviewed detailed engineering estimates May 7 for fixing chronic drainage problems on E. Middle Street and voted to seek an additional study from an alternate engineering firm.
Fiscal Officer Gary Harris told the council that installing a curb, gutter and catch basins on the north side of E. Middle Street would cost about $312,000; the village’s expected match was roughly $66,000, a loan of about $96,000 and approximately $150,000 in grant funds. A more comprehensive option of storm sewers on both sides with curb and gutters on the north side was estimated at about $416,000, with an estimated village match of $87,000, a loan around $128,000 and about $201,000 in grant funding. Harris stressed those numbers depend on winning grants and that the amounts could be adjusted to change the village’s match and loan share.
The council discussed the financial trade-offs and the scheduling impact of advancing E. Middle Street work: proceeding with that project would delay Mill Street and Park Trail work and require the village to cover previously incurred engineering costs for those projects, which Harris estimated at roughly $10,000–$15,000.
A brief, heated exchange occurred between the fiscal officer and a council member over the engineer used on past projects. Resident Rod Kelly offered to seek a bid from an engineering firm he knows that could produce a scaled-down scope at lower cost and also offered an easement to facilitate work. Following that offer, Council member Terry Moore moved to authorize an additional engineering study with an alternate engineering firm; Marti McCord seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Council members emphasized that any grant-dependent project carries uncertainty and that the village must weigh reduced matching requirements against potential lower grant scores. Gary Harris said he would pursue the alternate engineering proposal and return with updated figures and recommendations.
Council next steps: obtain the alternate engineering study, evaluate revised cost shares and decide whether to prioritize E. Middle Street over Mill Street and the Park Trail projects based on cost, grant prospects and schedule.
