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        Handicap Accessibility & Revitalization Committee (HARC)

        Committee Members

        Joanne Andrews

        Sean Carroll

        Martha Hamilton-Smith

        Gail Libby

        Jessica Smith


        Article 21 Town Warrant March 12, 2021 Approved

          To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of

         $20,000.00 from the Capital Project Account for Comprehensive System Evaluation of the Limerick Sewer District and establish a Capital Project Account

        Revitalization of the Water and Sewer System, for an engineering plan for use in bidding process and

        Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application.


        2021 Progress


        September 27, 2021 - RFP for Engineering firm selection prepared for Hollandville Project.

        RFP's due back on October 27, 2021 by 3 p.m.


        October 27, 2021 3 bids were received.  Bids will be reviewed and report given to the Select Board.


        November 8, 2021:  Select Board accepts HARC  recommendation for engineering firm and awards bid to Dirigo Engineering of Fairfield, Maine.  for $49,600.   Articles 21:  $20,000 will be applied to the Dirigo contract for the enginneering plan.


        December 2021:  Select Board signs contract with Dirigo Engineering.


        2022 Progress


        January 2022:  Dirigo and Community Dynamics work together on Letter of Intent for CDBG process.


        March & April 2022: DIrigo, Limerick W&S District, town officials, HARC and Community Dynamics work together on grant applications.


        Article 24 Town Warrant March 12, 2021  Approved

         To see if the town will vote to establish a Capital Project Hollandville Revitalization Account for a Water and Sewer System Project and transfer $100,000.00 from the Capital Project Reserve Account to said account. Preliminary CDBG Grant preparation for Hollandville Revitalization of Water & Sewer Project required for 2022 grant application.


        2021 Progress


        March 22, 2021 HARC member presents

        Community Dynamics Proposal for Hollandville Project Grant Application.  Selectboard accepts.

        March 29, 2021 Joint Meeting of HARC members and Limerick Water Board of Trustees to review CDBG Grant requirements and develop a timeline.

        June 2021 - Mailing lists developed of target area.

        July 6, 2021 -  Survey Notice to residents in target area approved for mailing by Board of Selectmen.  Publicly

        read at Selectmen's meeting.

        July 7, 2021 - Survey Notice mailed.

        July 12, 2021 - Community Dynamics begins Survey process with aggregate results expected in August 2021.

        August 28, 2021 - Survey Results verified.  The town is eligible to apply for a CDBG grant in 2022.

        RFP's for Engineering can now be prepared

        October 2021 - RFP's sent to nine firms by Community Dynamics.  Three companies bid on Hollandville engineering.

        November 2021 - Bids reviewed by Committee and

        recomendation formulated.  Input from Limerick Water and Sewer District received.

        November 8, 2021 - Selectboard awards bid to Dirigo Engineering for $49,600.  Article 24:  $29,600 will be applied to the Dirigo contract.   

        November 8, 2021 - Selectboard approves expenditure of up to $2500 for in-line camera work on Westcott Street sewer line for grant applications.

        December 22, 2021 - Northeast Sewer and Drain complete the in-line camera work for the CDBG grant application.  Trustees assist.

        December 27, 2021 - Selectmen and  Southern Maine

        Planning and Development Commission approve the

        CDBG Survey Certification.

        December 30, 2021 - Budget Committee and Selectmen recommend March 2022 Warrant Article request for CDBG grant matching funds.


        2022 Progress


        January - Letter of Intent Filed.

                       - Signed DIrigo Contract Received

        February 2, 2022 - Invitation received to apply for CDBG grant.

        March 9, 2022 - Public Hearing at Municipal Building

                          held at 6 p.m.

        March 11, 2022  Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles approved.

        Article 20 Town Warrant Approved

        To see is the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to appropriate $125,000 from the American Rescue Fund Account and transfer $125,000 from the Capital Project Reserve Account to the Capital Project Hollandville Revitalization Account. VOTERS APPROVE

        March 18, 2022 - Maine Clean Water Application submitted for Hollandville Project by Community Dynamics Corporation.

        March 25, 2022  CDBG Application completed and filed by Community Dynamics Corporation.

        April 2022  Congressionally Directed Spending Applications for the Hollandville Project submitted to Senators King and Collins. Also, a Community Funding Project Application was submitted to Representative Pingree for the Hollandville Project.

        Filed by Community Dynamics Corporation.

        April 25, 2022  Received from the Department of Economic and Community Development, Augusta, ME: "After review of your 2020 CDBG Public Infrastructure Grant application, the Office of Community Development (OCD) is inviting the Town of Limerick into the project development phase of the application process. This invitation is contingent upon receipt of funding from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). We have reserved $500,000 for your project ." (Hollandville Project).

        Project Update

        Hollandville Project Update May 2022.docx

        5/31/2022

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