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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2018 ATM(incorporating Updates&Errata)
<br /> 3) is the volume of pedestrian traffic heavy, light or average
<br /> 4)is the general condition of the sidewalk poor, fair or good which dictates treatments
<br /> such as full reconstruction, overlay or patching
<br /> "DPW successfully completed a sidewalk condition survey in early 2015 with the help of an engineering
<br /> firm, Fay, Spofford& Thorndike and is currently working from the priority list that was compiled by the
<br /> report. Sidewalks considered for FY2019 funding include:
<br /> • Winchester Drive from Lowell Street to the Town Line,
<br /> • Massachusetts Ave. from Fottler Ave. to Ellen Dana-North Side,
<br /> • Oak Street from Massachusetts Ave. to Baker Ave.,
<br /> • reconstruction of ramps town-wide,
<br /> • Hibbert Street from Massachusetts Ave. to end,
<br /> • Carriage Drive from Grove Street to John Benson Road,
<br /> • John Benson Road from Skyview Road to Carriage Drive,
<br /> • Coach Road from Carriage Drive to Volunteer Way,
<br /> • Grove Street from Carriage Drive to McKeever Drive,
<br /> • Birch Hill Lane from Lincoln to end, and
<br /> • Gould Road from Grove Street to Turning Mill Road.
<br /> The following table present the resent history of Sidewalk appropriations:
<br /> FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18
<br /> $ 200,000 $ 300,000 $ 400,000 $ 400,000 $ 600,000 $ 600,000 $ 800,000
<br /> Does not include $200,000 of a $600,000 appropriation that was designated for the construction of a
<br /> Hartwell Avenue mixed use path.
<br /> (Brown Book XI-7)
<br /> The Town's current practice is separately to request funding for sidewalk work in four categories: for the
<br /> existing residential network, for new residential sidewalks, for the CBD, and for non-CBD commercial
<br /> districts. It should be noted that the FY2016 entry in that funding history doesn't acknowledge that of the
<br /> $600,000, $120,000 was used for two, new, residential sidewalks, $50,000 for the Community Center
<br /> Sidewalk, and $10,000 for work at the Bikeway Bridge. Therefore, as was done for FY2014 when there
<br /> was an earlier diversion,the history amount for FY2016 was actually$480,000.
<br /> The preliminarily proposed work using FY2019 funding would total more than 15,000 linear feet, and
<br /> includes design(as needed), as well as reconstruction of existing sidewalks in residential areas.
<br /> More information about this project is in the section titled titled Projects, Public Works, Sidewalks on
<br /> Page 21.
<br /> This Committee applauds that the funding request is in the range of the earlier-explained
<br /> recommendation by our sidewalk consultant (now BETA) to require, in current year dollars, $750,000
<br /> just to maintain current conditions and$825,000 to enhance both quantity and quality.
<br /> Project Description Amount Funding Committee Recommends
<br /> Requested Source
<br /> $1,039,500 GF
<br /> (h) Equipment Replacement $1,069,500 (Debt)+
<br /> $30,000 Water Approval (6-0)
<br /> EF(RE)
<br /> "This is an annual request to replace equipment that is beyond its useful life and whose mechanical
<br /> condition no longer meets the requirements of the Department of Public Works (DPW). The DPW has an
<br /> inventory of 146 pieces of equipment including sedans, hybrid SUVs, construction vehicles and
<br /> specialized equipment used to mow parks, plow snow, repair streets and complete a variety of other
<br /> projects. Without regular equipment replacement, the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the DPW's
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