Post by Admin on Jan 26, 2018 10:17:47 GMT -7
Administrator's Note:
The following proposal written by the GLA Road Committee was presented to the Board on January 24th. By the next day the Board approved funding. In a few weeks, weather permitting as always in Montana, the work should begin. The new road will provide safe, year round access to the sand hut. It will allow the Road Committee to purchase dry sand in the summer and keep enough in storage to last all winter. In the future the GLA may decide to further develop the 14 acre site with a small community building and extra parking.
The following proposal written by the GLA Road Committee was presented to the Board on January 24th. By the next day the Board approved funding. In a few weeks, weather permitting as always in Montana, the work should begin. The new road will provide safe, year round access to the sand hut. It will allow the Road Committee to purchase dry sand in the summer and keep enough in storage to last all winter. In the future the GLA may decide to further develop the 14 acre site with a small community building and extra parking.
The Access Road to the GLA Quonset Sand Hut
Is in Need of Repair
Is in Need of Repair
APPROVED by the GLA Board on January 25th, 2018
On January 16th, 2018, the GLA Road Committee received a report from Fred Counts, the snowplow driver, that the access "road" leading to the sand storage Quonset hut was almost impassable. The original twin tire tracks that traversed a marshy area just off Sirius Drive by Story Road were now over twelve (12) inches deep, and Fred found himself stuck several times when attempting to pick up sand. Thus, before we can have more sand reordered and safely delivered to get through the remainder of this winter, repairing the access road is urgent.
The Road Committee organized a team with Fred Counts, Dennis Riley and Road Contractor Chad Standish, and a few days later, they inspected the problem. Chad created a bid for building a professional grade road to the sand hut, and also installing a wide turnaround so trucks no longer have to back out and into oncoming traffic on the bottom of the Sirius Hill.
The new road will be underlain with cloth, properly drained with a culvert, and to save money, pit run will be used as a base from the previously-approved embankment road cuts in North Glastonbury. Road Mix will be put on top of the road, and then, everything will be compacted and rolled. As proposed, the new access road should last for decades with routine maintenance.
The Road Committee organized a team with Fred Counts, Dennis Riley and Road Contractor Chad Standish, and a few days later, they inspected the problem. Chad created a bid for building a professional grade road to the sand hut, and also installing a wide turnaround so trucks no longer have to back out and into oncoming traffic on the bottom of the Sirius Hill.
The new road will be underlain with cloth, properly drained with a culvert, and to save money, pit run will be used as a base from the previously-approved embankment road cuts in North Glastonbury. Road Mix will be put on top of the road, and then, everything will be compacted and rolled. As proposed, the new access road should last for decades with routine maintenance.
The Standish bid came to $9,500.00. He will be using approximately 450 cubic yards of rocks and fill from Capricorn road cuts that were approved by the GLA Board for North Glastonbury Fall Grading Contract. Of this, $2,000.00 was allocated for paved Capricorn embankment push back. It is expected that the embankment cuts on the specific gravel section on Capricorn Road will cost about the same. Since those cuts will be the source of fill material for the Quonset Sand Hut access road, the fall grading allocations may not be spent in full. The quote provided is in line with prices paid for similar road/driveway work recently performed in North Glastonbury. Recently, a driveway was installed over a ravine at the end of Capricorn at a cost of $10,000.00. In the spring of 2017, quotes to patch a handful of potholes on the paved loop in NG totaled $7,700.00.
The proposed access road will have a truck turnaround that is both wide and dry. Unloading sand will be safer, easier and more economical. Several yards of sand could be stored outside under a tarp after the sand hut is full. This would allow the Road Committee to purchase a winter's worth of dry sand in August at the best possible price. It is difficult and expensive to purchase dry sand in mid-winter because almost every supplier stores their sand, uncovered and outside. Wet or frozen sand will not feed through the GLA truck sander.
As funds permit, the current sand hut could be extended or another one built. The 14-acre property fully belongs to the GLA, and it also has plenty of space for more buildings. A professionally constructed road will provide safe access year-round, and opens up other cost-saving possibilities for the future. In five (5) or ten (10) years another Board may even decide to build a small meeting hall and parking area on the property.
In the aerial photo shown above is from the Montana Cadastral. Please note that the yellow property lines are shifted to the right. The left property line should be on the left side of Sirius Drive, which would put the sand hut inside the 14-acre GLA parcel. The width of the parcel actually extends several hundred feet, and lengthwise from Story Road to the top of Sirius Hill.
The Road Committee proposes that the GLA Board accept the bid from Chad Standish. Since the sand hut serves the entire Community of Glastonbury, we ask that the Board cover the cost with unallocated funds. As of January 8th, 2017, the GLA had $24,784.00 in unallocated funds.
Thank you,
The GLA Road Committee
Thank you,
The GLA Road Committee