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Select Board approves $14,740 change order for Holmes Meadow floodplain restoration
Summary
The Johnson Select Board approved Change Order No. 3, a $14,740 increase to the Holmes Meadow restoration contract to cover utility capping, contaminated-soil handling, and log transport; Carl said the work falls within the project contingency and is covered by grant funding.
The Johnson Select Board voted to approve Change Order Number 3, adding $14,740 to the Holmes Meadow floodplain restoration contract.
Carl, the town's SEDS reporter joining remotely, told the board the change order covers three work items: $1,800 to cut and cap two water lines (and a potential sewer line if found), $11,740 to manage and bury soil showing PAH contamination and treat knotweed, and $1,200 for hauling and storing logs for later use. Carl said the items “fall within the approved construction contingency budget available under grant funding.”
Board members moved and seconded the motion and approved it; an opposing vote was registered but the ayes carried the motion. Carl said SLR (the project engineers) will measure volumes and that the contractor expects to complete the first-phase excavation and grading next week, stabilizing the site for winter and returning in spring to finish seeding and planting.
Several board members asked that staff post outreach messages to Front Porch Forum and the town Facebook page because residents are noticing on-site tree removal and grading. Board member 2 said residents have asked why trees are being taken out; Carl replied that replanting will occur after the excavation and that the work is part of a floodplain restoration plan.
The board also reviewed a short waste-characterization/profile form required to send excavated material to the landfill; Carl recommended the chair (Evan) sign it as the town’s previously authorized representative, noting the form does not commit town funds but documents ownership of the material.
Next steps: the contractor expects to finish phase one grading next week, SLR will confirm quantities, and project staff will post a public notice explaining the restoration work and replanting plans.
