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Funding boost for sidewalk project; state may secure rights-of-way for watermain work
Summary
Board members said additional funding raised the sidewalk project pot to roughly $3.4 million and discussed that the state may obtain necessary rights-of-way for watermain segments, which would reduce local acquisition burdens and allow the village to finalize a vendor agreement.
Chair (S1) updated the board on a previously delayed sidewalk project whose cost rose while the village awaited state coordination. He said the village requested additional funding after cost increases and that the new available funding is about $3.4 million: “we were well beyond what we were anticipating spending... the project had gone up to about $3,500,000... I think we're like 3,400,000 now in funding.”
Members discussed how the water portion would be financed separately (a separate bond for the water fund) and estimated that the village's water share might be partially offset by hardship matches (S7 projected up to 60% coverage based on hardship). Crucially, S1 said the state indicated a willingness to obtain rights-of-way for all watermain segments affected by the project, a step that would relieve the village of mapping and acquisition tasks: “the state will go out and get all the right of ways for us.” The board said it will firm up that understanding at an upcoming meeting and consider signing Laverge's contract on a 'not to exceed' basis once rights-of-way are confirmed.
No final contract was signed at this meeting; the board expects a follow-up meeting to confirm state right-of-way commitments and to finalize vendor contract details.
