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Committee begins scoring system for roads, water and sewer after GoBond debate
Summary
Committee members agreed to create prioritized criteria and a segment‑level infrastructure database to target shovel‑ready projects; residents and members also debated past GoBond spending, with village staff explaining most bond dollars paid for planning and design and noting $5.6 million earmarked to upsize water lines around Monte Verde Lake.
The Angel Fire Roads & Infrastructure Committee spent the bulk of its meeting developing an approach to prioritize the village’s roads, water and sewer needs and to produce fundable, shovel‑ready projects.
Committee members agreed they need measurable criteria—safety, reliability, average daily traffic, surface condition and system interdependencies—to rank projects consistently. Chair (Speaker 3) recommended building a spreadsheet with criteria columns to be used during work sessions; committee members endorsed a public survey and focused community work sessions to inform priorities.
Nut graf: Rather than chase ad hoc operational fixes, the committee decided to break infrastructure into small, fundable segments and apply consistent criteria so that projects can be designed, costed and positioned for state and federal funding programs that prioritize 'shovel‑ready' proposals.
Discussion turned to road classification and Title 7 standards. Members noted current Title 7 thresholds (for example, an average daily traffic threshold often cited around 500 vehicles) and expressed concern that those standards and pavement thickness requirements may not fit Angel Fire’s mountain context. Multiple speakers urged the committee to reconcile local maps and GIS classifications with code language so that prioritization reflects local realities.
Public comment: A resident (Speaker 7) who chaired a prior GoBond committee in 2016 criticized the pace and outcomes of prior bond efforts, saying many listed projects were not completed, and urged more focus on water and sewer—pointing to undersized distribution lines and sewer gaps near Monte Verde Lake. Village staff responded that much of prior bond funding went to planning and design and that recent funding of roughly $5.6 million is allocated to upsize water lines near Monte Verde Lake. Staff warned that a conservative full replacement estimate for all undersized lines in the village could be on the order of $150 million.
Database and mapping: Committee member (Speaker 8) demonstrated a draft map/spreadsheet that divides the village into street segments with attributes (length, subdivision, presence of water/wastewater) so the committee can score and prioritize discrete segments for grant applications. Members agreed the approach could focus limited funding on the highest‑priority, shovel‑ready segments rather than attempting to fund entire roads at once.
Next steps: committee members will refine ranking criteria, proceed with targeted data collection and try to make selected segments shovel‑ready by incorporating preliminary design and cost estimates; Speaker 8 volunteered to continue refining the mapping tool with support.
