Paying for the culvert

By LIAM MAYO
Posted 5/23/23

NARROWSBURG, NY — Movement continues on a Little Lake Erie project. 

The project involves replacing a bridge and its associated culvert on Little Lake Erie. The project team has …

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Paying for the culvert

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NARROWSBURG, NY — Movement continues on a Little Lake Erie project. 

The project involves replacing a bridge and its associated culvert on Little Lake Erie. The project team has worked in the last week to install a temporary bridge to replace the one that will be out of service during construction. 

In the meantime, the Tusten Town Board has prepared to finish finalizing the project. 

The remaining cost to the town is $1,183,488, after the $565,000 remaining of state grant money is used, according to Tusten Town Supervisor Ben Johnson. The town will spend $330,000 out of its capital fund, and bond the remaining $850,000. 

The town board agreed at its May 9 meeting to prepare a bond anticipatory note. It met again on May 22 to finalize the note after the town attorney Ken Kline prepared it. 

The town won’t have to bond beyond what is necessary to finish the project, said Kline at the May 9 meeting. Any unexpended funds can be used to pay down the bonds when they come due. 

The board also created specific capital accounts for the highway and water departments. With the town receiving grant funding for projects in these departments, that funding should go into their own accounts, said Johnson. 

Internet’s out

Johnson also updated the board on a project to put publicly available Wi-Fi on Narrowsburg’s Main Street. 

The original plan housed a transmitter in 93 Main St., the former Wayne Bank building now owned by the town. Because the town is renting that building out, it can’t place the pole there, Johnson said. 

A new location was decided, and the necessary forms were sent in mid-April, but approval times are running approximately 12 weeks, said Johnson. In addition, the town is still checking whether to go with Spectrum or with Frontier for internet service. 

“So all summer long there’ll be no Wi-Fi,” said town board member Jane Luchsinger. 

“That’s the cut-to-the-chase part of it, yes,” said Johnson.

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