Page 4 • Wednesday , July 26 , 2017 • The Hammonton Gazette
Mayor details new roads program at PWTC / WS meeting
PWTC , from Page 1 tional $ 30,000 being used for tree work on some streets and approximately $ 50,000 in engineering and construction management for Second Road .
The town will also be using a separate $ 418,000 grant from NJDOT to help fund the construction of Second Road from 12th Street to Chew Road , DiDonato said . The total cost of the Second Road project is expected to be between $ 575,000 to $ 600,000 , he said .
“ We will pay the 575 [ thousand dollars ] to 600 [ thousand dollars ] but using 418 [ thousand dollars ] from state and bonding 157 [ thousand dollars ] to 182 [ thousand dollars ],” DiDonato said .
The mayor said Second Road would be completed in the spring of 2018 ; the road projects funded by the $ 850,000 in bonding are slated to begin in September 2017 , according to the mayor .
The following sites will be included in the road program , which will entail roadway re-paving and replacement of curbing and sidewalk where necessary . ( The three alternate bid sites may be awarded individually and in any order ):
Site A : Cherry Street from Egg Harbor Road to South Third Street — 790-foot by 30- foot ( full road width ) re-pavement and the removal / replacement of approximately 1,400 linear feet of curbing and the replacement of 11 driveway aprons ( where ordered ).
Site B : South Third Street from Central Avenue to Chestnut Street — 3,150-foot by 30-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement and removal / replacement of approximately 2,500 linear feet of curbing and the replacement of 33 driveway aprons ( where ordered ).
Site C : Intersection of Passmore Avenue and South Grand Street — 70-foot by 48-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement and 145- foot by 38-foot ( full road width repavement ) headed northwest on South Grand Street ( towards 12th Street ). No curb or apron replacement .
Side D : 10th Street ( 500 Block )— Milling / excavation of settled areas along the pipe width surrounding three marked manholes . No curb or apron replacement .
Alternate 1 : Front Street from Passmore Avenue to Line Street — 675-foot by 30-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement . No curb or apron replacement .
Alternate 2 : Lincoln Street from Passmore Avenue to Line Street — 600-foot by 42-foot and the removal / replacement of approximately 1,065 linear feet of curbing and the replacement of seven driveway aprons ( where ordered ) and Line Street — 480-foot by 27-foot re-pavement from NJ Transit Railroad Tracks to Washington Street . No curb or apron replacement on Line Street .
Alternate 3 : Lakeview Avenue — 2,150-foot by 30-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement ; Lakeshore Drive — 4,000-foot by 35-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement ; Fernwood Drive — 850- foot by 32-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement ; West Lane — 690- foot by 30-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement ; Kings Lane — 850- foot by 30-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement ; Queens Lane — 675-foot by 30-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement ; East Lane — 540-foot by 30-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement ; Lake Terrace — 110-foot by 30-foot ( full road width ) re-pavement . No curb or apron replacement .
Mayor Stephen DiDonato said that after the bond ordinance ’ s first reading during the July 24 council meeting , second reading at
August ’ s council meeting and a 15-day estoppel period , the hope is to have crews begin working on the aforementioned roadways by September 15 .
In other news , Barberio reported that the fuel tanks of the aircraft at the Hammonton Municipal Airport , which were installed in 1999 and will last for another 20 years , are facing either an issue with the steel piping or the lining within the tanks . Barberio said an internal inspection of the tanks will be required . The cost of which is currently unknown , but Barberio said “ it ’ s not going to cheap .”
Barberio said it ’ s likely that it is the steel piping that is causing the issue because the liner is still intact . Barberio also reported that he , town clerk April Maimone and town purchasing agent Audrey Boyer changed the stipulations of the town ’ s gas and diesel bid , which expires at the end of the year . The new bid proposed for fuel service to be available 24 hours a day as opposed to the current window of 6 a . m . to 10 p . m . Barberio said he was going to submit a bid for a backup generator after the meeting . In other business , the committees agreed to allow the professionals responsible for the future site of a Wawa convenience store at the intersection of the White Horse Pike and Bellevue Avenue , which was recently approved by the planning board on July 5 , to utilize the town ’ s sewer connection to conduct an ongoing remediation project for a period no longer than seven days . Municipal Utilities Superintendent Anthony DeCicco said that if they go beyond the seven-day period , they will be charged a connection fee .
In other news , Barberio announced the town will be leasing two new dump trucks . Barberio , Public Works Department head Scott Rivera and town accountant Frank Zuber have been getting quotes for the cost of the vehicles and numbers for a state contract vendor . The vehicles ( Ford F- 350s ) will be equipped with plows , spreaders , four-wheel drive and mason dump bodies and will be ordered on August 15 . The trucks will take between 12 to 14 weeks to arrive , which will make them available around the beginning of December .
Several community members appeared during the meeting to air their grievances , including
Matthew and Kimberly Zuccarello , who said they are facing a $ 2,500 charge from Verizon to move a utility pole guidewire that is anchored into the sidewalk outside of their home on North Grand Street .
Matthew Zuccarello said Verizon claimed the spot of the guidewire was a utility easement , but DiDonato said that cannot be the case because the guidewire exists in a public right of way and there is no reason why Zuccarello should have to pay such a fee to move the guidewire .
“ How could they charge that if this is a public right of way ? We have two options as a town — we eliminate the sidewalk or we pick up the tab . They can ’ t pay this bill ; that ’ s insanity . You know what I say we do ? I say we cut the wire — and you can put this in the paper — I think we tell Verizon to go ‘ blank ’ themselves . If the pole falls down , it falls down ,” DiDonato said .
Robert Vettese , of ARH , said he would call Verizon and attempt to meet with the necessary parties at the site to address the issue and will ask them to bring documentation proving that an easement exists .
Also appearing at the meeting were Glenn Iannaco and Kenneth Comuso , who are facing a severe drainage issue on their properties on Plymouth Road that is causing storm water from adjacent properties of higher grades to flow into their yards and pool for extended periods of times , sometimes more than a month .
Iannaco said he and Comuso have each put a great amount of time and money into fixing the problem but have been unsuccessful , which is why they are asking the town to intervene .
“ We ’ re into it at about six grand a piece — time , labor , money , materials . If we could solve the problem ourselves we would have , but at this point , we have four neighbors that are involved . We can ’ t move the water ; there ’ s nowhere for it to go ,” Iannaco said .
Comuso expressed concern over the flooding ’ s potential impact on his septic system and that he hopes the committees can do something to assist the issues residents are facing due to the drainage ditch not being installed by his home ’ s builder , Joseph Continisio , of Joseph Continisio Builders LLC .
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