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Village gets timeline after $2M CDBG award, water treatment design progresses
Summary
Engineers told the Board the village’s water main and treatment plant designs are under agency review, a $2 million CDBG award has been issued and a public information meeting is expected in late February or March to review traffic, pedestrian and construction impacts.
The Village of New Berlin received a progress report on its multi‑phase water improvement project at the Jan. 14 Board meeting, where consultant Brian Skidmore of Barton & Loguidice outlined regulatory reviews, construction sequencing and a timeline tied to agency approvals. Skidmore said Rural Development and the Department of Health have begun reviewing plans submitted in November and that the project team expects comments within weeks; he also said a public information meeting is likely in late February or March to present work‑zone traffic control and pedestrian access plans to residents.
"We submitted the water main plans back in November and did hear back from both Rural Development and the Department of Health," Skidmore said, noting that traffic‑control plans for the main intersection and signal are complete pending the engineer‑of‑record stamp. He told trustees that geotechnical tests at the filtration building required a mat (raft) foundation and that the engineer‑of‑record’s final review should yield documents ready for Department of Health review in mid‑February, followed by a regulatory review period of about a month.
The project’s funding picture advanced with confirmation of a $2,000,000 Community Development Block Grant. Skidmore explained that the Office of Community Renewal (OCR) will issue a grant agreement and assign a project manager, and that the village will need to procure a grant administrator via an RFQ that complies with HUD/CDBG procurement rules. He briefed the Board on the environmental review record under NEPA and described the sequence required before disbursements and construction draws can occur. Trustees discussed timing for Bond Anticipation Note paperwork and closing procedures; Skidmore said exhibit approvals typically precede a closing scheduled roughly three months later, leaving an April–May target for financing to be finalized.
The Board asked that staff and consultants coordinate the RFQ for grant administration, finalize meter‑reading data needed for the consultant’s EDU reassessment, and set a date for the public meeting at the Jan. 28 workshop. The report closed with Skidmore noting the team is preparing construction observation candidates and will return with recommended observers and a public‑meeting date.
