Construction to Begin on Putnam Valley Roads Project
A construction project in Putnam Valley aims to reduce phosphorus runoff from entering Lake Oscawana, and the state will be footing most of the bill.
The project, which was presented to Putnam Valley residents at last Wednesday’s town board meeting at town hall, will be funded 75 percent by a New York State Grant.
“What we’ve been working very hard to do is to try to keep phosphorus that runs off roads and runs off lawns,” said Tendy. “We’re trying to keep the phosphorus that comes external into the lake from getting in the lake.”
Construction on the project, which is expected to cost around $300,000 in total, should begin shortly, as a contract is expected to be signed on Tuesday and the planning is already complete, Tendy told The Putnam Examiner. The contract was awarded to Putnam Valley-based Tompkins Landscaping.
The project will be completed in six phases, each lasting anywhere from a few days to two weeks. In total, the project is expected to be finished in six to eight weeks.
“You may be inconvenienced a little bit, but it’s going to be for a good cause,” Tendy said last Wednesday. “It’s going to be preventing a lot of phosphorus from getting into the lake.”
Tendy said planning for the project had to be approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Contractor Mark Tompkins presented an overview of each of the six phases of the project at last week’s meeting.
