Getting work done: Snowstorm no match for Rockport pier project
ROCKPORT — A January 7 storm did little to halt progress on the rebuild of the Rockport municipal pier, as a Prock Marine crew replaced pilings and the deck through driving snow.
The 30-year-old pier is getting rebuilt as part of the town’s $1.63 million infrastructure bond schedule, as approved by voters in 2019, 324 to 185.
The bond package had been introduced by the Rockport Select Board, with an estimated interest payment of 2.2 percent over 10 years.
The municipal spending package, as presented in 2019, called for the town to borrow $1.63 million, plus interest, and spend the money on:
Town Pier ,$162,000
Public Safety Building Paving, $31,000
Town Office Building Paving, $31,000
Harbor Paving, $53,000
Public Works Building Exhaust Removal System, $30,000
Public Safety Building Exhaust Removal System, $30,000
Town Office Vault Fire Suppression System, $15,000
Park Street Paving (Meadow Street to Brandy Brook), $63,200
Park Street Paving (White Tail Drive to Route 90), $90,000
Old Rockland Street Paving (Rockville Street to Route 17 East), $175,000
South Street Paving (Rockville Street to Beech Hill), $101,000
Beech Hill to South Street Paving, $202,800
Gurney Street, $102,000
Mill Street, $199,000
Camden Street, $97,000
Sidewalk Reconstruction/Construction (Russell Ave, Village Corner, West Street, Rockville, Main Street), $250,000