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Town board hires firm to draw up redevelopment plan for River Street, Taylor Park, Canton & Rensselaer Falls villages

Posted 8/11/17

By ADAM ATKINSON CANTON – The town board here at their meeting Aug. 9 approved hiring M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying, based in Clifton Park and Watertown, to develop a new comprehensive plan …

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Town board hires firm to draw up redevelopment plan for River Street, Taylor Park, Canton & Rensselaer Falls villages

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By ADAM ATKINSON

CANTON – The town board here at their meeting Aug. 9 approved hiring M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying, based in Clifton Park and Watertown, to develop a new comprehensive plan for Canton.

The plan will include redevelopment options for River Street and a Taylor Park component, as well as plans for both the villages of Canton and Rensselaer Falls.

The cost of hiring the firm is around $54,500, said board members. Of that cost $37,500 would be borne by the town and village, with remaining cost picked up by a $17,500 grant.

Development of a new plan was put out for bid. Three bids were received, but the other two were much higher, and one of those had errors disqualifying it from the process.

A comprehensive plan for the town and villages has not been done since the 1970s.

“In my mind, this is money well spent,” said town councilman Phil LaMarche.