Officials say sewer replacement plans exist but many projects stretch years into future

Sep 16, 2026

Staff outlined capital-improvement timelines and cited an Elm Avenue $3M project and an Ellesmere sewer replacement scheduled in about four years, but some lines that run through backyards are not slated until the 2030s.

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Staff told the meeting that system mapping and full pipe inspection would be ideal but costly; participants noted partial records exist going back 50 years, with older infrastructure dating back 75–100 years. The Elm Avenue project was cited as a multi-million-dollar example that created a detention pond and reduced basement flooding for that corridor.

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