GRANT REQUEST
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MOTION to approve the proposed "Ledyard Community Green Improvement Project to Include Playscape And Sewer Line Installation on Fairway Drive And Colby Drive" as presented in the draft dated February 10, 2025 with the exception not to exceed $1 Million.
And, if Grant Funding is approved, Town Council approval will be requested for the Town's local matching funds, when that amount is known, and before any contract is signed and the project is commenced.
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Background:
With the opening of the 2025 STEAP Grant Application the attached draft Resolution includes the following two projects:
(1). Ledyard Community Green Improvement to Include Playscape Replacement $550,000; and
(2). Sewer Line Installation on Fairway Drive and Colby Drive as part of Phase II of the Ledyard Center Sewer Line Extension Project $610,000.
The Playscape at the Town Green was moved from the former Ledyard Center School, and it no longer meets the safety guidelines; and the woodchips and wood enclosures are not compliant. In addition, the Playscapes at the other Parks were also in need of replacement.
The STEAP Grant Application is for up-to $1 million and the deadline is February 20, 2025.
Playscape
Parks & Recreation Director Scott Johnson, Jr. is currently working on a Playscape Plan to replace four Playscapes at the following Parks: Town Green, Ajen Heights, Blonders Park, and East Drive.
Should all four Playscape Plans not be ready for the February 20, 2025 Grant Application deadline, this Resolution(Plan B) to submit the Playscape for the Town Green and Sewer Line Installation on Fairway Drive & Colby Drive would be submitted, as the Sewer Line Installation was shovel ready.
Sewer Line Installation:
The Engineering and Design Work was nearly done for Phase II of the Sewer Line Extension Project which included Fairway Drive and Colby Drive. Phase II for Fairway Drive and Colby Dri...
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