Engineers pitch $700,000 Madison Street storm‑sewer and repaving plan; council weighs budget and phasing

Town engineers outlined a proposed Madison Street project under the CCMG program that would install closed storm sewer from State Road 38 to Gasline and mill-and-pave from Gasline to the curve near the park. The scope responds to persistent drainage problems on the north end of Madison Street and flooding in adjacent yards.

Preliminary estimates put the total construction cost near $700,000. Because CCMG is an 80/20 grant, the town’s local match on construction would be roughly $162,000; engineering and other soft costs are generally not covered by CCMG and would be additional. Engineers said the storm‑sewer portion requires hydraulic design and a full survey, which raises design costs compared with a simple mill‑and‑pave contract.

Engineers presented options to phase the work (prioritize closed storm sewer on the north end, defer other segments to later years) and suggested the town could apply this year and schedule construction for next year. Council members noted the town currently budgets about $60,000 for CCMG-related work and discussed whether to target the storm-sewer segment only or scale to what the local match can support.

Council directed staff to refine cost estimates, evaluate phasing options and explore whether small outstanding pavement tasks (a crack-seal section on Wyandotte) could be added more cheaply to next CCMG funding or paid from existing street-repair funds. No binding commitment was made at the meeting; staff will return with detailed cost breakdowns and phased options.