MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Montague Selectboard has approved a Strathmore demolition design agreement with the engineering firm Tighe and Bond. The total cost is $197,700, funded by a Site Readiness Grant and state funding.
Town Administrator Walter Ramsey said the agreement includes more technical work that is required by the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as other aspects, including the fate of a building along the canal.
“There is also an added scope in this that includes an alternatives analysis that looks at Building 9, the Eagle Creek hydro station,” said Ramsey. “They are going to look at two different alternatives and present as much information as possible so that the town and Eagle Creek can make an informed decision as to whether the entire building needs to come down or if it remains.”
Work could begin at the site in the spring of next year, running through March of 2026.