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Sterling seeks $5M grant for water filtration plant; roads and DPW garage on capital list
Summary
First Selectman Jack Joslyn told the Tri-Board the town is pursuing a $5 million grant to build a roughly 100-gallons-per-minute water filtration plant and will issue an RFQ to engineers; selectmen also outlined a $525,000 initial road-resurfacing package and said the DPW garage needs expansion.
First Selectman Myron (Jack) Joslyn told the Tri-Board on May 27 that Sterling is pursuing a $5 million grant to build a water filtration plant and is preparing an RFQ to solicit engineering qualifications.
Joslyn described the project as the town’s path to removing contaminants from local water and said the plant discussed in the minutes is a roughly 100-gallons-per-minute system. He said the town is ready to begin the procurement process by issuing an RFQ to engineering firms.
Selectmen also outlined the first phase of a five-year capital plan for road resurfacing. Officials named four roads for initial work—Dixon Road, Newport Road, Snake Meadow Hill Road and Hell Hollow Road—with an estimated cost for the initial improvements of about $525,000. Officials said they aim to finalize the long-term capital plan and post the RFP within the next few months to begin bidding.
Joslyn reported that the Department of Public Works needs an expanded garage to address severe space shortages; the expansion will be a long-term project requiring finance-committee approvals and local permits, and it will be included in the facilities maintenance capital plan. The minutes also note that the IT capital account plan has been approved and that C. Luba and C. Brown are executing first-year system upgrades.
The minutes do not include engineering schedules, the RFQ release date, specific grant match requirements or an anticipated construction timeline. Officials said funding and permit approvals will determine the project schedule.
