Town of Winchester Photo by Craig Rowe Submission of Economic Stimulus Projects to the Municipal Task Force Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray, Chair January 8, 2009
Table of Contents Cover Letter Municipal Project Forms and Documentation Public Safety Building Renovation School Fire Alarm Systems and Code Upgrades Building Energy Efficiency Program Department of Public Works Facility Transfer Station and Recycling Facility Renovation Municipal and School Building Renovation Program Field and Playground Renovation Program Streets and Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program Storm Drain System Rehabilitation South Reservoir East Dike Rehabilitation Project Sewer System Rehabilitation Sanborn House Restoration Winter Pond Remediation Flood Mitigation Cover Letter and Narrative Flood Mitigation Project Forms and Documentation- Tier 1 Craddock Locks, Medford Manchester Field Drainage/Play Fields Scalley Dam on Horn Pond, Woburn Center Falls Dam (Butterfly Valve) Amelia Earhart Dam, Somerville Kraft Foods Site (Water Retention Area) Flood Mitigation Project Forms and Documentation- Tier 2 Aberjona River Channel from Waterfield Road to Bacon Street Mid-Lakes Dam, Arlington and Medford Mount Vernon Street Bridge Improvements Culverts under Winchester High School Playing Fields (Skillings or Ciarcia Field) Muraco School Culvert Swanton Street Bridge
Town of Winchester Melvin A. Kleckner, Town Manager Town Manager s Office 71 Mt. Vernon Street Winchester, MA 01890 Phone: 781-721-7133 Fax: 781-756-0505 townmanager@winchester.us January 8, 2009 The Honorable Timothy P. Murray Lieutenant Governor Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House Boston, Massachusetts 02133 Dear Lieutenant Governor Murray: Thank you for your effort in coordinating municipal project proposals for submission to the federal government as part of the potential economic stimulus package. Please find enclosed projects proposed by the Town of Winchester. The Town of Winchester has a very comprehensive capital planning process that can facilitate a number of shovel ready projects providing significant economic value. Our submission includes projects that have already been vetted through the Town s capital planning process and been formally placed on an approved Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Each project has been the subject of some level of study or design. As a result, projects that have been scheduled for the future due to funding constraints may be readily initiated if funding from the economic stimulus program is made available. As suggested, we have included all of the Town s proposed projects in this submission to the Municipal Task Force. In the event you believe that certain projects should be considered by another task force, please forward them accordingly. In addition to a single file that encompasses the Town s complete submission, we have attached individual files for each project to accommodate the Task Force s review. In order to facilitate this submission, the Town has consolidated similar projects into larger categories. In the event that the Commonwealth or federal government develops a more specific process or targets priorities, the Town can reorganize its projects accordingly. In addition, please note that we have not included a project form for a major school project (Vinson Owen Elementary School) under consideration by the School Building Authority. We believe that expediting school projects in the Commonwealth would be an effective way to stimulate the economy and enhance the quality of public education, and encourage the Authority to submit a package. Finally, we have included a regional Flood Mitigation Program coordinated by the Town of Winchester that has been the subject of a separate effort with EOEA and supported by our state legislative and congressional delegation. Please visit our website at www.winchester.us
The Honorable Timothy P. Murray -2- January 8, 2009 The possibility of significant federal aid represents a unique opportunity to address the infrastructure of the Commonwealth s cities and towns while providing benefits to our depressed economy. Thank you for your leadership and cooperation in this effort. Sincerely, Melvin A. Kleckner Town Manager cc: Board of Selectmen Helen Philliou, Chair, Capital Planning Committee United States Representative Edward Markey State Senator Patricia Jehlen State Representative Jason Lewis
List of Municipal Projects Projects Cost Public Safety Building Renovations 1,885,758 School Fire Alarm Systems and Code Upgrades 960,000 Building Energy Efficiency Program 970,372 Department of Public Works Facility 7,700,000 Transfer Station/Recycling Facility Renovation 2,500,000 Municipal and School Building Renovation Projects 12,209,500 Field and Playground Renovation Program 250,000 Streets and Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program 3,500,000 Storm Drain System Rehabilitation 1,080,000 South Reservoir East Dike Rehabilitation Project 200,000 Sewer System Rehabilitation Project 1,847,000 Sanborn House Restoration 125,000 Winter Pond Remediation 15,000 Total Cost 33,242,630