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Boonsboro gets $400,000 in ARPA aid for reservoir; planner reports on Shafer Park well, Chase Six realignment and auction house sewer review
Summary
Assistant Mayor Tony Nally said Washington County approved $400,000 in ARPA funding for Boonsboro’s Reservoir Replacement Project. Town Planner Drew Bowen updated the council on MDE permits, the Shafer Park well test, Chase Six final plats and a review of a proposed sewer connection for the Vanish Brewery/Auction House property.
At the Aug. 12 Boonsboro Mayor and Council meeting, Assistant Mayor Tony Nally reported that Washington County Commissioners approved $400,000 in ARPA funds for the town’s Reservoir Replacement Project.
Town Planner Drew Bowen told the council that the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) issued a construction permit for the reservoir project and that project bidding is underway. Bowen said the Shafer Park well contractor, Phillips Well Drilling, will perform a final dry test and send test results to MDE. He also said the town can request state reimbursement for the Dewatering Press and for the Shafer Park Well Project once paperwork is complete.
Bowen said the Final Plats for the Chase Six–Campus Avenue realignment will be reviewed by the Planning Commission in August and he is arranging an appraisal for a proposed land swap at 202 Maple Avenue. He reported that subcontractors are installing water and storm piping for Ostertag Pass next to the post office, which has received its water-line pressure test and plans to move on Aug. 16. Bowen summarized a meeting convened Aug. 9 with BMUC members and stakeholders to discuss a proposed sanitary sewer connection for the Vanish Brewery/Auction House property; the property owner, Richard DiPietro, did not attend that meeting but attempted to call in afterward, the town manager said. BMUC members expressed concerns about the proposal as a temporary force main and indicated they will consider how bond funds could be used and make a recommendation at an upcoming BMUC meeting.
Bowen also reported that GIS software implementation is complete and staff are mapping water and sewer lines, a field tool that town staff said will improve documentation and field work.
