WESTFIELD – The project to raise the height of the “high hazard” Powdermill Dam is one step closer to being started after the City Council approved allocating $245,094 for its design and permitting on Monday night.
“It’s undersized now and needs to be raised,” said City Engineer Allison McMordie about the dam located about 700 feet south of the city’s transfer station on Twiss Street.
The $245,094 is being combined with $950,000 of America Rescue Plan Act money already appropriated to get the city closer to meeting the 35% match – $2.135 million – needed to fund the $7.7 million federal project, she said.
