RESOLUITON
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to approve a proposed "Resolution Amending an Authorizing Resolution of the Ledyard Town Council State of Connecticut Department of Energy And Environmental Protection For Infrastructure Improvements For Bridges And Dams In the Lantern Hill Valley Region" as contained in the draft dated November 8, 2022.
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Background:
11/7/2022: In working with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) they suggested Resolution #003-2022/Oct 26 " Authorizing Resolution of the Ledyard Town Council State of Connecticut Department of Energy And Environmental Protection Upgrades to the Whitford Brook Bridge And Bush Pond Dam" be amended to add the following language: "..Whitford Brook Bridge/Culvert, Hyde Mill Pentway Culvert, the Infrastructure of the Long Pond and Bush Pond Dams, and the Bush Pond Dike. (see attached)
State Senator Cathy Osten has secured a $3,000,000 Grant from State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for upgrades to the Whitford Brook Bridge and Bush Pond Dam.
The Lantern Hill Road Bridge over Whitford Brook, which was on the State Bridge List as being in Stonington, goes between the towns of Stonington and Ledyard. The infrastructure report indicated that it was poorly rated and the condition of the Bridge has been a concern for some time.
The $3,000,000 State funding would be for both the Bridge replacement and to replace/reconstruction of the Colonel Era Stone Dames on Bush Pond. Therefore, there would not be enough State funding to pay for the full cost to replace the Bridge, leaving Ledyard and Stonington to each share the remaining cost of the Bridge Replacement, which has been estimated to cost about $300,000 ($150,000 for each town). The new Bridge would have a 100-year service cycle.
The Lantern Hill Valley Association would address the earthen dam on Long Pond.
The Bridge Replacement Project was already designed and shovel ready. Ledyard and Ston...
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