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Council approves applying for wastewater compliance planning grant
Summary
Council members approved a motion to allow staff to apply for a planning grant to cover wastewater (and potentially water and stormwater) compliance plans; estimated consultant work was cited at roughly $30,000 and the local share with grant assistance was described as about $10,000.
Council members voted to allow staff to apply for a planning grant intended to fund wastewater compliance planning and potentially related water and stormwater plans. A speaker said an engineering or compliance plan for wastewater was estimated at roughly $30,000; if the town secures the grant for all three plans the local share would be about $10,000.
A council member moved to authorize application for the grant and another council member seconded the motion; the motion passed by voice vote. "Do I need to make a motion to do this?" one council member asked; another replied that the council could vote, and a motion and second followed.
Speakers discussed retaining grant writers and checking references; staff said previous grant writers are retiring and they will contact suggested alternatives. Staff also said that winning the grant would not guarantee the town would receive engineering work automatically: any resulting engineering contract would still have to be bid.
The council directed staff to pursue the grant application and to return with a recommendation and cost details before the next council meeting.
