Town of Hamilton seeks funding from the Board for Capital Improvement Projects

Earl Dubin, project coordinator for the Town of Hamilton, spoke at the Oct. 16 Board of Supervisors Business meeting seeking funding from the Board for three Capital Improvement Projects.

The first is for help with sewer relining of older clay lines in the Town. Dubin said the Town completed Phase 1 of the relining process last year. The Town used American Rescue Plan Act funds, along with town resources for this phase. 

Dubin said during a storm event joints have opened up over time and “that allows for infiltration and inflow of some of the storm water runoff—which creates inefficiency in our water treatment plant.” 

In the next phase the Town is asking for approximately $800,000 in different phases. The project will be to reline 10,000 linear feet of the Town’s older clay lines.

The Town is also asking for pedestrian and traffic safety improvements on East Colonial Highway. The plan seeks to make sidewalks in the town continuous, and add well marked pedestrian crossings. The Town is seeking safer pedestrian access to the elementary schools and town park as well. Plantings and street lights are part of the traffic calming measures which are incorporated in the project. The Town has concept plans, and the cost estimate for the project is $6.7 million.

The Town will develop a new well for drinking water and the project will include a new water storage facility. The approximate cost is $10 million. 

The schedule for the projects will be set when funding is secured.