Amenia Town Board approves $3.9M bond issue addressing Water District improvements

AMENIA — A resolution to authorize a $3.9 million bond issue to repair and improve the facilities providing water to customers within the Water District was approved unanimously at a special meeting of the Town Board on Tuesday, March 11.

The project will include replacement of the Lavelle Road pump station, reconstruction of the existing water tank, upgrades to existing town wells, building a new booster pump station and reconstruction of water mains as needed to expand capacity.

The functional life of the improvements is estimated to be forty years as detailed in the resolution.

A second resolution rejected all bids received for the purchase and installation of a digital LED sign at the Town Hall. A new request for bids will be issued. The vote was unanimous.

Although 12 bids had been submitted, the solicitation process that invited those bids had been flawed and not in accordance with state law. As a result the Town Engineer will be asked to prepare new solicitation documents with bid specifications to invite a new round of bidding.