Welcome & Project Kick Off

Well it is the first day of spring officially but the weather certainly isn't spring like outside.

First on the list of items to cover in today's blog post is a welcome to everyone reading the post.  We hope that this provides our residents with a unique and interesting perspective on the project while also providing you with timely updates to what is happening in your neighborhood.  Please make sure to check back frequently for more updates.

Yesterday was a big day in the project as the project officially got started with a Pre-Construction Meeting.  These are typical meetings prior to any construction taking place with the goal of the meeting being to make sure all the parties involved in the project, from contractors to the owners to the utilities companies are on the same page.  We held the Pre-Construction Meeting yesterday at City Hall and had a great attendance at the meeting.

Here's a quick photo of the meeting with the contractor and utility companies discussing the places where impacts are going to be the greatest.

Also during the Pre-Construction Meeting the contractor went over the project schedule as it sits now and we spent a lot of time talking about the need to ensure that while the project moves forward we don't do anything that could potentially cause pollution to the lake.  Each project that the City has must have a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (commonly referred to as a SWPPP, pronounced SWIP).  This is a plan specific to the project that includes all the measures that the contractor will take to ensure that pollution, including dirt runoff, will not pollute the lake.  The plan also includes regular testing and observations and logs of everything that are then inspected by City staff and Department of Natural Resources staff throughout the project.

We are very fortunate to have a local contractor in Lundell Construction working on this project.  As a part of the community they fully understand the value of the lake to the community and the need to protect it against any type of pollution.  We are confident in their dedication to a safe, clean project.

Another big topic at Pre-Construction Meetings is the project timeline.  I will talk more about that topic in the next blog post in the next day or so.

Until then - thanks for reading and have a great day.