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Port Edwards committee asks staff to verify insurance minimums for permits in Chapter 8 rewrite
Summary
Committee members flagged the draft permit-liability insurance minimums in Chapter 8 and asked staff to consult the village insurance broker to ensure coverage minimums will be sufficient for infrastructure and heavy-construction work.
During the Chapter 8 discussion, a committee member urged staff to check liability limits with the village insurance broker before finalizing permit language. The draft referenced minimum coverages (examples cited during the meeting: $500,000 per person, $1,000,000 per incident and larger aggregate limits used by counties), and members said those figures may be too low for work that risks damage to critical infrastructure like water mains.
Staff agreed to contact the insurance provider and return with recommended minimums, and the committee signaled they may raise the minimums if the carrier recommends higher limits for contractors doing heavy or underground work.
