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Hampstead officials report higher costs, timelines for water-system modernization project
Summary
Town zoning staff told the Planning and Zoning Commission that pipeline work is nearly complete, bids for four new treatment plants came in higher than engineersestimates, and contractors should be selected by the November council meeting with construction to start in winter.
Zoning Administrator Jim updated the Hampstead Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday on the town's multi-contract water-system modernization and centralization project, saying pipeline construction on Main Street is nearly complete and bids for four new water treatment plants significantly increased recent cost estimates. The update covered progress on five new water mains, bid results for the last two plant-construction contracts, and town funding and grant commitments.
The update matters because the project covers distribution mains and multiple new treatment plants that the town says will centralize and modernize its water service; changes in cost and schedule affect the town budget and the timing of construction in neighborhoods along Main Street, Murphy's Run Court and Upper Ford Lane. Commission members and staff discussed next steps for contractor selection and…
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