Works Director/Town Engineer Steve Masalin discussed the status of the ARPA Projects
relative to the allocation of surplus funds from completed projects and to consider and
prioritize remaining needs. The Group reviewed the Updated ARPA List spreadsheet dated
March 6, 2024 (see attached) .
The Group continued by discussing the following in further detail:
· Sandy Hollow Guiderail Replacement Project $335,857.50 - Public Works
Director/Town Engineer Steve Masalin stated that he and Highway Superintendent
Joe Tillman met with Atlas Industrial Services Representative Daniel Boone last
week and walked the 1.5 mile stretch of Sandy Hollow Road. He noted that Atlas
Industrial Services was on the State’s Contracts Bid List and has provided a proposal
in the amount of $335,857 to replace the guiderails on the west side of the road with
Oxidizing Weathering Steel Guiderails, noting that the galvanized guiderails would
remain on east side of the road. He explained that because Atlas Industrial Services
was willing to allow the Public Works Crew to work with them on removing the
existing guiderails and for traffic control that they were able to realize some savings
there. He continued to explain they the town would also receive some revenue for the
sale of the old steel cable (approximately $1,500), noting that these funds could either
be allocated to the Undesignated Fund or be used to off-set the cost of the guiderail
replacement.
Mr. Masalin went on to state if the Town Council approved the use of $300,000 from
the ARPA Funding that he could use some funding from the Town Aid Road grant
(TAR) as well as funding from other Public Works Accounts such as road
maintenance, etc. to provide the $35,875.50 balance needed for the replacement of
the Sandy Hollow Guiderail project. He explained that although he has been
including the Sandy Hollow Guiderail Replacement Project in the Public Works
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for several years, that due to budget constraints and
other competing projects taking priority the Guiderail Replacement Project has not
been funded.
Councilor Ryan stated they had an Uncommitted ARPA Balance in the amount of
$225,962.49. Therefore, he stated if they wanted to move forward with the
replacement of the Sandy Hollow Guiderails this year that they would need to include
the project in the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget
with $225,962.49 coming from ARPA and the balance in the amount of $109,895.01
coming from the tax levy. He stated another option would be to replace as much of
the guiderail as they could with the $225,962 ARPA Funding. Mayor Allyn, III, noted
that the proposal in the amount of $335,857 was already based on a reduction of 575
liner feet of guiderail.
Councilor Ryan stated that he was not opposed to the replacement of the Sandy
Hollow guiderails, however, he stated before they made a decision regarding the
Guiderail Replacement Project, that they needed to know the costs of the Sewer Line
Extension Project (Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III).
· Sewer Line Extension Project Phase I $1,200,000- Mayor Allyn stated Phase I of
the Sewer Line Extension was currently in-process. He explained as been discussed at
previous Finance Committee meetings, there has been some savings because they
coordinated this work with the construction of the Multi-Use Pathway (pedestrian
and bicycle) along Colonel Ledyard Highway, which was being paid for by the by
$2,540,000 LoTCIP Grant funding (Local Transportation Capital Improvement Plan).
