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Mayor to sign SRF planning application for Serena water storage as town seeks high grant share
Summary
Town staff and consultants proposed applying to the State Revolving Fund for planning funds to build ground storage and high-service pumps at the Serena well to support fire protection for a new campus connection; presenters said planning is 50% funded and construction could score a high grant percentage.
Lake Placid officials moved to put a State Revolving Fund planning application into the funding cycle after consultants identified storage and pumping improvements at the Serena well site that would support fire protection and handle flows from the Camp & Conference Center connection.
Roger Hone of Pennoni described the scope as planning, design and construction of additional storage and high-service pumps. He said the planning phase can be funded at 50% under SRF rules and estimated the construction-phase grant share could be high depending on median household income, with his calculations indicating a potential 90% construction grant for the town.
"The actual construction cost of the wastewater plant was somewhere in the order of it's like 33,000,000," Roger said earlier while reviewing prior construction figures for context. He later outlined a separate SRF opportunity for water-site storage and pumping that could include the Tomoka water plant controls as a scoped element.
Mayor Charles said she would sign the planning application to ensure the town is in the funding cycle and to allow staff and the newly appointed utility commission to prioritize grant-funded projects. "As we leave today, I will be signing that application so that that can be submitted," she said.
Staff clarified the planning application is a no-cost-to-apply step and that grant-match and final scope will be clarified if the town is invited to proceed. Commissioners and council members discussed prioritization, matching obligations and the potential need to scale the project if available funding is less than the planned scope.
Council members asked whether this planning application should be prioritized over other needs; several urged applying broadly and deciding later which grants to accept. The commission will manage grant application follow-ups and bring funding recommendations to council.
