Officials OK making Brigham Lane part of water district

Town Board members have expanded the Ulster Water District to include properties along Brigham Lane.

Action was taken Thursday following a hearing that elicited no comments from the public.

In the resolution approving the extension from Leggs Mills Road, officials wrote the lines “consist of the construction of 2,760 (linear feet) of water distribution main and associated fire hydrants and service connections.”

Work on the lines was completed in March, with the system designed to provide about 12,024 gallons per day for 48 mobile home park lots, 24 residential parcels, and two vacant lots.

Property owners will be required to obtain a permit to connect to the system. Fees set in March covering meters, readings, and inspections are $350 for three-quarterinch lines and $400 for one-inch lines.

“The contractor (chosen) to install your water line must have a permit, license and bond in the sum of $5,000 and proof of liability insurance on file with the town of Ulster Water Department prior to work being done,” Clerk Suzanne Reavy said.

Residents asked for the extension about four years ago, telling officials that some of the wells along Brigham Lane were contaminated.

The project in 2014 qualified for $600,000 in funding from the state Office of Community Renewal Small Cities Block Grant program, which administers funds originating with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Construction was delayed in 2015 after an Indian arrowhead was found near a bridge abutment along Leggs Mills Road. However, state Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation officials signed off on the water lines after an archeological survey found no further historical significance along the project route.