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1. How do I get my curb and gutter or sidewalk replaced?

The Town of Windsor has developed an annual Concrete Replacement Program to evaluate, inventory, and replace deteriorating curb and gutter and sidewalk. In conjunction with the Concrete Replacement Program, the Town developed a Concrete Rating Guide to provide a consistent evaluation of existing concrete conditions; this guide can be found by selecting the "Concrete Repair Guide Page" below. To have your curb and gutter and/or sidewalk evaluated for a possible replacement please contact the Engineering department at (970) 686-7476. Once the concrete is rated it will be inventoried. Concrete replacement will be prioritized based on the rating, but the annual amount of concrete that is replaced will be limited to available funding. Concrete within Capital Improvement Project areas will be considered for replacement prior to other locations in Town.

In the spring of 2008, the Town Board passed an ordinance changing the Town Municipal Code such the Town pays for the full cost to replace deteriorating curb and gutter and sidewalk if the concrete is replaced by the Town. Residents may replace the curb and gutter and sidewalk at their cost, but they must obtain a Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Permit from the Town prior to replacement. Concrete Repair Guide Page

2. Why do I have to pay a stormwater fee every month?

The Town of Windsor adopted a Master Drainage Plan in 2003. The plan identified $15 million of major drainage improvements that need to be made with Windsor’s Growth Management Area. The Town Board decided that the Master Drainage Plan is in the best interest of health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Windsor and provides an adequate, justifiable and reasonable basis upon which to assess a Monthly Basin User Fee. The Monthly Basin User Fee is applied equitably to every developed lot within Windsor based on the size of the property and the percent of impervious surfaces within the property.

The fee is to pay for the operation, maintenance, administration and routine functions of the existing Town stormwater drainage facilities and for the design, right-of-way acquisition and construction or reconstruction of such existing and future stormwater drainage facilities. Sometimes a development owns and maintains some of the localized stormwater related infrastructure. In any case, the Town of Windsor has oversight of all facilities within the Town limits. In other words, whether a facility is privately owned or not, the Town is here to see that it operates properly, so as to not adversely affect downstream properties. If it doesn’t the Town may have to step in with enforcement action. The fact that some developments have privately owned facilities helps keep the monthly drainage fee lower than it otherwise would be.

3. How do I receive information on Design Proposals and/or Construction Projects?

The Town’s web site includes a Bid Postings and RFP's page that allows interested parties to view and download information on open requests for proposals and construction projects. This page is located under the “Service” heading in the main menu or you may follow the link listed below. Included on this page is a link that allows parties to sign up for email notification of newly posted proposals and construction projects. If you have any further question, feel free to contact the Engineering department at (970) 686-7476. Bids and RFP's

4. What is a 100 year floodplain?

“100 year floodplain” is a term that is commonly used by the general public to describe a Special Flood Hazard Area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). A Special Flood Hazard Area is defined as any land that would be inundated by a flood having a 1-percent chance of occurring in any given year (also referred to as the base flood). FEMA and floodplain administrators typically discourage the use of the term “100 year floodplain” because some people can inaccurately interpret the term to mean a flood will only happen once every 100 years.

5. How can I determine if my home or the home I am considering purchasing is in a Special Flood Hazard Area?

Although the Town of Windsor can’t make an official determination if your property is in a Special Flood Hazard Area, we can give our opinion based upon Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Letters of Map Change available for the subject area. Additionally if a property or structure is very close to the edge of a Special Flood Hazard Area, there are methods of determination such as an Elevation Certificate and Letter of Map Amendment that can be used to demonstrate that a property is out of the Special Flood Hazard Area. Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available for viewing on FEMA’s web site at the following link: FEMA Map Service Center

6. Where can I find out information about regulatory floodplains and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)?

FEMA has published a booklet titled Answers to Questions About the NFIP. The contents of this booklet are available on FEMA’s website at the following link: FEMA - NFIP