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Selectboard approves $151,849 amendment to wastewater engineering contract
Summary
The Montgomery Selectboard approved Amendment #12 to the engineering services agreement with Hoyle Tanner, adding $151,849 in work to obtain property easements and satisfy permitting requirements; funding will come from an SRF loan or reprogrammed ARPA funds, not the town general fund.
The Montgomery Selectboard approved Amendment #12 to its engineering services agreement with Hoyle Tanner on June 16, adding $151,849 for work to obtain individual property easements, meet Vermont indirect discharge requirements, update wetlands mapping and perform soil-boring and soil-management testing.
The amendment was presented as a necessary step to move the municipal wastewater project forward; the meeting record notes that about “10 easements [are] remaining uncommunicated (abandoned, out-of-state, etc).” Selectboard member Suzanne Dollois moved to approve the amendment and Daniel Kahn seconded; the board voted 3-0 to approve the change. The minutes state the added cost will be covered by funding already in place through a State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan or by reprogrammed ARPA funds and will not come from the town’s general fund.
Board discussion centered on the additional scope required for permitting and property access. The amendment specifically adds field work (site visits and soil boring), further desk review to document easements, and steps intended to satisfy both wetlands-permitting mapping requirements and the state’s indirect discharge rules. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has reviewed the added scope, per the meeting record.
Next steps identified at the meeting include outreach to property owners whose easements remain unresolved and scheduling the added field work; a timeline for those visits was not specified in the minutes.
