The Batavia Town Board on Wednesday night passed six resolutions that set the wheels in motion to improve sewer districts along West Main Street Road, Oak Orchard Road and West Saile Drive.
Following public hearings (which failed to draw public comment), the board approved measures to authorize capital improvement projects and funding through the issuance of serial bonds for Sewer District No. 2 and West Main Street Road Sewer District as well as the North Commerce Sewer Improvement Area.
The board’s action now makes it possible for the municipality to apply for grants to offset the nearly $750,000 price tag of the projects.
The improvement plans for District No. 2 and West Main Street Road Sewer District, which includes Lewiston Road and Colonial Boulevard, generally will consist of upgrades to the Kings Plaza Pump Station in the Town at an estimated maximum cost of $390,706.
“By approving the bond resolution to borrow money for the improvements, every sewer district and improvement area will share in the costs, but it also enables us to go after grant funding,” said Town Engineer Steve Mountain.
Mountain said that improvements at the Kings Plaza Pump Station include the installation of new pumps and controls, updated electronics and replacement of an old “force main” (pipe that moves wastewater under pressure by using pumps or compressors).
For the North Commerce Sewer Improvement Area that covers sections of Oak Orchard Road and West Saile Drive, the Town proposes to install 1,700 linear feet of 12-inch force main and make other renovations. The cost is estimated at $347,294.
Mountain noted that it could be two to three years before the projects are completed.
In other action, the board:
-- Appointed Brian A. Thompson to the position of court security officer on an “as needed basis” at the rate of $18.54 per hour.
-- Retained Hurricane Technologies Inc., for website hosting and GFI monitoring services, approving a three-year contract at a monthly cost of $113.95.
-- Contracted with Champion Asphalt Maintenance of Williamson to seal and restripe the Town Hall parking lot at a cost of $4,084.
-- Approved the installation of a street light at the corner of South Ag Park Drive and Route 63, near O-At-Ka Milk Products, at an annual cost of $156.51.
-- Granted a permit to Genesee Speedway on East Main Street Road to hold a fireworks display on July 6.
-- Supported a community service application submitted by Dominic Brown of Boy Scout Troop 6069, who proposes to improve the picnic shelter and swim platform at Galloway Road Park for his Eagle Scout project. All supplies and materials will be provided by the scout troop except for stone and its delivery by the Town (at an estimated cost of $200 to the Town).
