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Staff recommends buying adjacent parcel for North Main Street pump station; appraisal, design to follow
Summary
Staff recommended acquisition of a ~3,835 sq ft parcel adjacent to the failing North Main Street pump station (state appraisal: $19,200) to allow construction of a new precast pump station and reuse of the existing wet well. The board agreed to use its land subcommittee to finalize paperwork.
Joe presented background on the North Main Street pump station and a proposed property acquisition adjacent to the existing facility. He told the board the adjoining parcel was sold to the state Department of Transportation, which plans a bus maintenance facility connected to a regional route merger. "The bottom line is for the purchase of the property, it would cost us 19,200," Joe said, citing the state appraisal included in the packet.
Joe described the existing station as a below-grade wet well in poor condition that requires confined-space entry and said staff plan to modify and reuse the wet well to accept submersible pumps, then place a new precast pump station on the purchased parcel behind the current site. The parcel was described in the packet as roughly 3,835 square feet, north and west of the existing parcel, with an easement for sewer entry.
Chief Engineer Brian confirmed ongoing coordination with DOT and said DOT had completed appraisal and design steps on its side. Board members asked whether the purchase needed full-WPCA approval or could proceed via the usual land subcommittee. Joe recommended following prior precedent and routing final signatures through the land subcommittee, then reporting back to the body.
Board members and staff discussed related budget items: staff noted a $500,000 line for a Middletown odor-control unit and a $150,000 line for related construction in the district budget. The WPCA did not vote to buy the parcel at this meeting; the group agreed the land subcommittee will review the appraisal and complete paperwork so DOT can proceed once the subcommittee signs the appraisal documentation.
