Roadmaster flags collapsing culvert, $40k tree-trimming estimate; board reviews engineer candidate
Sep 19, 2024
Roadmaster Rick Macklem reported a collapsing culvert on Fillman Road, completion of oil-and-chip work, a $40,000+ estimate to trim roadside tree canopy, and recommended Jeff Brooks as township engineer (quotes: $79/hr drafting; $179/hr eng.).
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Roadmaster Rick Macklem told the Watson Township Board on Sept. 19 that routine mowing and oil-and-chip work are complete but that a culvert pipe on Fillman Road is collapsing and should be replaced. Macklem said a resident (Richard Lange) had contacted Representative Hamm about water ponding on Rte. 44 near Verizon and that stone has been put in place to address the immediate concern.
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