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Makeshift Surfaces

Makeshift Surfaces. Main Street - Re-Profiling Of Travel Surface. Insufficient Funds For Full Overlay. Deep Problems. Wilbraham Rd. Catch Basin About 25 Feet Deep. Wilbraham Road. Built in the mid-1970s Life Expectancy of the pipes is about 25 years.

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Makeshift Surfaces

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  1. Makeshift Surfaces

  2. Main Street - Re-Profiling Of Travel Surface. Insufficient Funds For Full Overlay

  3. Deep Problems

  4. Wilbraham Rd. Catch BasinAbout 25 Feet Deep

  5. Wilbraham Road • Built in the mid-1970s • Life Expectancy of the pipes is about 25 years.

  6. The Same Vintage Underground Pipe Failed On The Golf Course Last Fall And The Fairway Was Replaced By the Golf Course With This New Water Hazard

  7. Small Bridges Not Part Of The Plan, But Pose Significant Additional Expenses

  8. Main Street By Laughing Brook

  9. Crumbling Edges

  10. Recent Funding History

  11. Hampden’s Previous Paving Plan • $110,000 per Year for Paving Only • Annual Capital Exclusion Override • Passed FY-1997, FY-1998, FY1999 • Failed FYY-2000, FY-2001, FY-2002 • Abandoned FY-2003

  12. Declining Funds Due To Years Of Level Funding • FY - 1996 • Year #1 of 6-year paving plan $110,800 • State Aid (Chapter 90) $198,233 • Available Local Funds (Highway Maintenance) $ 16,000 • Total: $325,033

  13. Compared To This Year • FY - 2006 • Unfunded 6-year paving plan $ 0 • State Aid (Chapter 90) $157,946 • Available Local Funds (Highway Maintenance) $ 14,000 • Total $171,946

  14. 10-Year Net Reduction of Available Funds • FY - 1996 $325,033 • FY – 2006 $171,946 • Net Reduction($153,087)

  15. Some Repairs Are Deferred Due To Lack Of Equipment

  16. Nighttime Picture Of The Highway Department’s Backhoe

  17. Daytime Picture Of The Highway Department’s Backhoe

  18. Backhoe Rental • $75 / Hr. • Includes Operator, Thus Available Highway Personnel Cannot Be Efficiently Used. • Must Be Scheduled In Advance.

  19. Possible Backhoe Purchase • If the cost of renting a backhoe for these projects is greater than the cost of purchasing one… • Then the purchase of a backhoe will be considered as part of this infrastructure improvement plan.

  20. Infrastructure Improvement Proposal • $4 Million, 10-Year Bond to “Catch Up” • $300,000 Annual Funding to “Keep Up”

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