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Board approves disbursements, hears timeline for downtown interceptor and lead service-line work
Summary
At its Sept. 17 Public Works and Safety meeting, staff secured approval for two disbursement requests and briefed the board on multiple water and sewer capital projects, including lead service-line replacements, downtown interceptor construction timing and permitting for treatment facilities.
Board approves disbursements, hears timeline for downtown interceptor and lead service-line work
At the Public Works and Safety Board meeting Sept. 17, city staff won approval to execute two expenditure disbursement requests and provided detailed updates on several ongoing water and sewer capital projects, including the lead service-line replacement program and the downtown interceptor route and schedule.
The approvals and updates matter because the projects affect public health, grant reimbursement timelines and near-term street disruptions in several neighborhoods. Staff said the actions will allow contractors to proceed with design, bidding and construction engineering inspections and will keep federally or state-funded programs on schedule.
Staff reported that the city has replaced 51 lead service lines so far under the current program and that the city received phase 2 funding for lead service-line work in the amount of $5,000,000. "We need to have…
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