Please be advised that as of 11am on Sunday, December 26th, 2010 a parking ban will be in effect until further notice. The parking ban prohibits parking on the ODD SIDE of Hamden streets.
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Drainage Improvement Study
From www.patch.hamden.com
In addition to contamination fears, residents living in the Newhall and Highwood areas of southern Hamden have had to put up with flooding for years due to an antiquated system of undersized water pipes.
With the state Department of Environmental Protection's remediation project underway, this as an opportunity to address the flooding problem while roads are already being dug up, town officials said.
"The Newhall Street neighborhood has been the victim of severe flooding for many years," said Mayor Scott Jackson's chief administrative officer Curt Leng. "The town of Hamden is working to address this issue by conducting a comprehensive drainage study."
A request for proposals has been sent out for an engineering firm to do studies of both the Newhall and Highwood neighborhoods, Leng said, the cost of which will be paid from the town's capital projects account.
"Once completed, the study will be used by the town to seek Federal and State grant assistance to implement the infrastructure improvements," he said. "The study is timely, as the town will take advantage of the on-going environmental remediation work by the Department of Environmental Protection to allow greater visual access to the town's storm water drainage system."
The DEP commenced the project earlier this year to remediate properties built on an old landfill. Dozens of homes will be remediated under the state DEP project. More than two dozen are completed, and as many as 60 could be done in the next year.
With that work ongoing, it's the perfect time to address the flooding problems, Jackson said.
"The Town will have a rare opportunity to take advantage of the open ground," he said, "and allow the engineers to develop comprehensive solutions to this long standing problem."
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In addition to contamination fears, residents living in the Newhall and Highwood areas of southern Hamden have had to put up with flooding for years due to an antiquated system of undersized water pipes.
With the state Department of Environmental Protection's remediation project underway, this as an opportunity to address the flooding problem while roads are already being dug up, town officials said.
"The Newhall Street neighborhood has been the victim of severe flooding for many years," said Mayor Scott Jackson's chief administrative officer Curt Leng. "The town of Hamden is working to address this issue by conducting a comprehensive drainage study."
A request for proposals has been sent out for an engineering firm to do studies of both the Newhall and Highwood neighborhoods, Leng said, the cost of which will be paid from the town's capital projects account.
"Once completed, the study will be used by the town to seek Federal and State grant assistance to implement the infrastructure improvements," he said. "The study is timely, as the town will take advantage of the on-going environmental remediation work by the Department of Environmental Protection to allow greater visual access to the town's storm water drainage system."
The DEP commenced the project earlier this year to remediate properties built on an old landfill. Dozens of homes will be remediated under the state DEP project. More than two dozen are completed, and as many as 60 could be done in the next year.
With that work ongoing, it's the perfect time to address the flooding problems, Jackson said.
"The Town will have a rare opportunity to take advantage of the open ground," he said, "and allow the engineers to develop comprehensive solutions to this long standing problem."
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