# Washington County Board of Supervisors' Public Works & Public Safety


**Body:** Washington County New York
**Date:** October 27, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


Washington County Board of Supervisors’ Public Works and Public Safety Committee meeting, October 27, 2026 (meeting metadata dated October 28). The committee heard a presentation advocating rehabilitation of the historic Battenville steel bridge. Advocates cited estimated costs of $2.5 million or $3.8 million for rehabilitation versus $6.6 million for replacement, while county staff said an engineering firm is evaluating options and no decision has been made. The committee also approved including an estimated sub-$400,000 wastewater plant ultraviolet disinfection system upgrade in the county’s planned March borrowing. It approved a waiver of the county purchasing policy so a grant-funded sewer-storage study could be procured through a qualifications-based RFQ, with price negotiated after selection. For wastewater plant building work, recommendations were advanced to Finance rather than finally awarded: general construction to Gallow for $2,994,300, electrical to Cloon for $394,000, mechanical to Pipeline Mechanical for $313,000, and plumbing to Gallow for $380,300; awards would be contingent on receipt of required missing information.

The committee approved a $32,000 budget transfer for wastewater plant electricity costs and authorized purchase of a brine maker, with the low proposal reported as $75,000 (vendor name unclear in the transcript). It also approved placing two surplus vehicles—a 2017 Ford Explorer and a 2013 Ford F-550 plow truck—up for auction. A proposed hazardous-household-waste collection event was deferred for possible inclusion in next year’s budget. Public Safety discussed, but did not resolve, a five-year state corrections food-services contract totaling $252,515, a $17,567 shortfall for jail medical services, and Building B security improvements; the latter two matters were referred to Finance. Proposed security measures included relocating the reception desk, a metal detector, and additional deputy staffing, with about $100,000 budgeted for building work and an estimated $90,000 staffing cost.

**Source:** Washington County New York