Council discusses replacing aging hydrants; rough estimate about $5,000 per unit
Staff told the council many hydrants date from the 1950s–1980s and estimated replacement (hydrant plus valve) could run about $5,000 per unit; council discussed doing several per year and budgeting replacements over multiple years.
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Staff and council discussed a multi-year plan to replace aging fire hydrants across town. Staff said they identified roughly 15–21 hydrants that should be replaced and gave a rough per-unit cost example: "We're about $4,000, and then the valve in front of it was supposed to 800... it'd be right at 5,000," a utilities staff member said, referencing parts and typical in-ground valve costs.
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