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Council backs moving forward on recommended well-rehabilitation plan; questions raised on project cost
Summary
The Water, Sewer and Public Works committee recommended a well-rehabilitation project (resolution 2025303) including video inspection, motor rehab and column-pipe replacement; council and a member of the public discussed project cost estimates (figures cited around $153,434 and $150,000) and related capital-budget lines.
The Marinborough council on Aug. 21 heard a committee recommendation to proceed with a well-rehabilitation project outlined in a proposal from Remington and Bernick engineers dated Aug. 13, cited in resolution 2025303 on the regular-meeting agenda.
Committee members described the work as routine rehabilitation for a town well — including video inspection of the well screen, removal and rehabilitation or replacement of motor equipment, and replacement of column pipe — and said the work is part of scheduled maintenance (the well was last rehabilitated in 2017). The committee recommended moving forward; no formal adoption of the resolution occurred during the work session.
During public comment, Tom Joseph of 704 South Bay View Avenue asked for a plain-number estimate for the project, saying he could not reconcile the meeting materials with budget entries. A response in the room cited a figure of about $153,434 as the project amount and described a related $150,000 capital-line amount; speakers also referenced a $50,000 capital item in the packet and capital-budget planning that shows $100,000 in the current year and similar amounts in subsequent years. Council members said engineering and related fees (about $31,000 referenced in the discussion) explain part of the apparent difference between small capital-line items and the total project cost.
Council members emphasized the project is capital work paid from the capital plan and that any budget adjustments would be made to match the capital authorization passed by the governing body. The resolution was placed on the regular-meeting agenda for consideration; no vote on the resolution was taken in the work session.
