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Council approves perpetual easement and planting plan for Silver Creek floodway mitigation
Summary
Council approved an agreement granting a 4‑acre perpetual easement to secure floodway habitat mitigation tied to a sanitary sewer project, including planting up to 63 trees and 532 shrubs and a $88,000 purchase price.
The Town approved an agreement to secure floodway habitat mitigation required by the Department of Natural Resources for a gravity sanitary sewer line project in the Silver Creek Floodway.
Staff said the mitigation requires planting up to 63 trees and up to 532 shrubs in a location removed from the construction area, and the town negotiated a perpetual easement of about 4 acres from T and D Comp Properties for $88,000. The town will plan and maintain the mitigation area for three years; the easement allows the property owner limited personal use but prohibits disturbance of the plantings or construction of permanent structures within the easement.
Council moved and approved the agreement as recommended by staff. The agreement puts mitigation obligations on the town and secures a defined area for compensatory plantings required by the state.
