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Malden utility says DNR clean-water engineering grant field work ready; timeline about 18 months

Malden Board of Public Works · July 29, 2025
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Summary

Utility Director Ivone Smith told the Board of Public Works that Smith & Co are ready to begin field work under a DNR Clean Water Engineering Grant and that the project timeline is roughly 18 months. The board was also told a substation study report is expected within about three months.

Utility Director Ivone Smith told the Board of Public Works on July 29 that Smith & Co are ready to begin field work under a DNR Clean Water Engineering Grant, and she estimated the grant work will take about 18 months to complete.

Smith also gave an update on a substation study. The meeting agenda refers to a GHMG substation study; Smith said she and Electric Distribution Coordinator Todd Jenkins met with BHMG to review equipment and questions and were told a report is expected within roughly three months. The transcript uses both GHMG (in the agenda heading) and BHMG (in the meeting narrative); the board was informed only that a consultant report is forthcoming.

The updates were presented as progress reports; no formal board action was taken on the grant or the substation study during the meeting.

Clarifying details: Smith stated the grant field work is ready to begin and gave an 18-month project timeline; the substation study meeting with consultant staff produced an expected three-month report timeline.