5-25-16 Town of Canton Public Hearing

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Town of Canton

Public Works FacilityExpansion and Relocation

May 25, 2016


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Current ConditionsFacility

Condition

Outside Vehicle

Storage

Undersized

Facility


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Current Conditions

Equipment Storage• Improper facilities for vehicles:

– No wash facility –

utside stora!e results in len!thy warm up times anddi"culty startin! on cold mornin!s

– #ndersi$ed repair %ay results in truc&s havin! to %erepaired at private maintenance facilities

• ' 201( study found that outside stora!eof vehicles over 50 years will cost an additional)1(,000,000 to the *own of Canton+


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Current Conditions

ndersi!ed Facility • ' 200 -space needs assessment. %y /eston and ampson

found that the *own of Canton should have a u%lic /or&s

acility of 25,000 s3uare feet+• #ndersi$ed facility creates:

– Cramped wor& space – #nsafe Conditions – 4imited 'dministrative pace


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Current Conditions

Existing Condition of Structure

• %solete mer!ency 4i!htin!• Insu"cient mer!ency ower• alt hed was -reconditioned.

with ca%lin! %ecause of insta%ility+

• oundation is crac&in! and wasrecently cited as a concern in an 'inspection+

• 7oof is failin! and will %e replaced thisyear+


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2008 9 201"# $ld Ri%er Road • In 2008 an n!ineerin! irm was hired to complete a

master plan for improvin! the u%lic /or&s acility at 50ld 7iver 7oad+

• ;ue to new


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20089201" C&erry 'rook Road • In 2010, a referendum to approve the purchase of 5 Cherry

=roo& 7oad failed amon! concerns a%out price of the lotand lac& of >nal plans for the facility+

• In 2012, the =oard of electmen re?ected movin! forward

with 5 Cherry =roo& 7oad %ecause contracted price for thelot was hi!her than appraisals+


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20089201

()" Commerce *ri%e• In 201(, a 1@,@68 s3uare foot facility for 5+ million was

defeated at referendum+

• In 201 , a 1 , @0 s3uare foot facility for +8 million wasdefeated at referendum+


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201 92016- It was unanimous that the neAt steps would %e to ma&e si!ni>cant

improvements the %est they can to the eAistin! !ara!e. =Minutes Nov+ 201

Nov+ 201 9 =approves hirin!

consultant to

determine possi%leimprovements ateAistin! site

;ec+ 201 9 7sent to n!ineers

March 2015 9 ussB Neil hired

March 2015 9 B

meet with staD

Eune 2015 9 B!ave a report

indicatin! facilitycould %e eApanded

throu!h onsitemiti!ation of


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50 ld 7iver 7oadConceptual roposal


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alt hed

/ash =ayMaintenance =ays

" ce 0 pace

0eco nd 2 loo r

J e h i c l e 0 t o r

a ! e

ld =arn 7emainstora!e and u%lic

=athrooms

uel ;epot

Conceptual lan


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Compensatory tora!e

Weston and Sampson )#+)-Compensatory tora!e may %e possi%le if the *own is a%le tolocate a parcel with the same hydraulic reach and with a volumethat was not previously used for


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125 *aftville 7oad, Norwich

Aistin! ; * i!hway Gara!e


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New Gara!e #tili$in! lood Miti!ation


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Conceptual lanills and Cuts

Area to be lowered for oodplain mitigation4 !"# Cubic $ards

Area to be %lled abo&e the Floodplain

' "## cubic yards

Area to be e(ca&ated for

)i&er Access4 !## cubic yards


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Conceptual Interior ;esi!n*round Floor


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Conceptual Interior ;esi!nSecond Floor


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3uipment tora!e


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i$e and Cost stimates

• *otal =uildin! s3uare feet F 16,( 0 – Main =uildin! 1 , 05 – alt hed 1,585

• Cost – Eacuns&i umes F )6,05@,(2 Kincludes 21

contin!encyL – Millennium 9 )2,@ 1,2 +20 Kdoes not include miti!ation

and non9%uildin! site wor&L


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=ene>ts Compromises

'ene/ts• 2+5A lar!er than eAistin! facility• *riples amount of stora!e for salt• 'llows all e3uipment to %e stored indoors and provides

appropriate administrative o"ce space• 7aises facilities, includin! par&in!, fuelin! and access

a%ove the


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=ene>ts Compromises

Compromises• maller facility with limited a%ility for eApansion• till within 500 year ed in the C;


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pper on as er an *wo roposals for Current Gara!e

'rea


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ther ites 7ecommended %y M=C

1+ 100 Commerce ;rive Kprivate, industrialpar&L2+ 8@ ;owd 'venue KC4C*, do! par&L

(+ 68 'l%any *urnpi&e Kprivate, lar!er parcelL+ 225 Cherry =roo& 7oad KprivateL5+ 285 Commerce ;rive Kprivate, industrialpar&L6+ (25 Commerce ;rive Kprivate, Industrialpar&L8+ 51 7iver 7oad Ktown landL

+ 50 ld 7iver 7oad Ktown landL


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Commerce ;rive ites

79 Dowd

Ave +

100 Commerce Drive 2

7 5 C o m m e r c

e

D r i v e325 CommerceDrive

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8@ ;owd F /etlands =oundary Map


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100 Commerce ;riveto %e utili$ed %y 'J'7


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=ene>ts CompromisesCommerce ;rive ites

'ene/ts• In or neAt to a li!ht industrial ar&• Centrally 4ocated• #tilities F Gas, /ater and ewer• n a su%stantial road• *wo of the sites (25 Commerce and 100 Commerce have

su"cient room for the u%lic /or&s acility•

8@ ;owd is owned %y the Canton 4and Conservancy


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=ene>ts Compromises

Compromises• In an area that was already defeated twice at referendum+• 100 Commerce ;rive is under contract, others are privately

owned+• i!ni>cant wetlands at 8@ ;owd 'venue which could

increase construction costs+• ome sites are near residential units+• 285 Commerce ;rive is a small lot+


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225 Cherry =roo& 7oad


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ront of site is located in the Canton Center istoric ;istrict

/etlands oneither

side of clearedarea


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Appro(imately a 4## foot drop from the rear ofthe

site to the front of the site+


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225 Cherry =roo& 7oad=ene>ts Compromises

• In the !eo!raphical center of *own• In historical district• /etlands located on site• 4imited area for development• No !as, sewer or pu%lic water• Currently residentially $oned and in close proAimity to

residential homes

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51 7iver 7oad


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51 7iver 7oad


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51 7iver 7oad


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=ene>ts Compromises

'ene/ts• #tilities F sewer water and !as• 4ess cost %ecause town owned and re station• Municipal Hone


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=ene>ts Compromises

Compromises• Close proAimity to residences• mall site•

i!h Jisi%ility• /ould eliminate soft%all >eld• 4imit use of site for other uses such as eApansion of >re

department• Mi!ht re3uire an under!round detention system


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68 'l%any *urnpi&e

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Acavated 'rea



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68 'l%any *urnpi&e

A d '


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Acavated 'rea

Prepared pad in .ew 0artford

Facing Exca%ated 1rea2n Canton


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2+5 'cre Acavated ite

ossi%le 7ear ite


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68 'l%any *urnpi&e


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68 'l%any *urnpi&e


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68 'l%any *urnpi&e

2+5 'cre ite


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=ene>ts Compromises

'ene/ts• ite options with su"cient room• pen pace 7ecreational pportunities•

n ma?or roadway• creenin! possi%ilities


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