Committee Advances Flooding and Infrastructure Plans
SomervilleSep 23, 20252 min read
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The committee recommended approval of a $4.3 million bond for final design of the Morrison Avenue Linear Storage Sewer Separation project, which is intended to reduce flooding by storing stormwater in a large pipe extending from Cedar Street to Grove Street.
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The proposed sewer project would separate stormwater from the sewer system and use underground pipe storage to help reduce flooding around Davis Square. The committee also recommended approval of a $50,000 grant for zoning research related to fossil-fuel-free requirements and approved several smaller invoices, budget changes, contracts, and property actions. Four police-related grants totaling $484,?34.38 and three other orders were kept in committee for further review.
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Recommended approval of a $4.3 million bond and appropriation for the final design of the Morrison Avenue Linear Storage Sewer Separation project.
Recommended approval of a $50,000 grant for a study of zoning incentives supporting compliance with the Fossil Fuel Free Ordinance.
Recommended approval of a $350,048 transfer to the Infrastructure and Asset Management capital-outlay account for a three-year project.
Recommended approval of a one-year extension of the Treasury Department's banking-services contract through August 31, 2026.
Recommended approval of property and easement actions involving Sewall Court and Lot 3 at 299 Broadway, including acquisition for municipal purposes such as parking.
Recommended approval of prior-year invoices totaling $12,156.84 for police, sustainability, public works, emergency management, and infrastructure expenses.
Kept four police-related grant requests totaling $484,?34.38 in committee because the Police Department's finance and administration director was unavailable.
Kept three orders in committee concerning federal grant conditions, related grant-application strategy, and unspent stabilization accounts.
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