Fairport Harbor council authorizes $56,000 to add New Fourth Street water line

Fairport Harbor Village Council voted to authorize a $56,000 work authorization to add a new water main in the 400–500 blocks of New Fourth Street, the village engineer said. The money covers design and construction services for a full replacement of the existing line, which the village engineer described as a six-inch cast-iron main installed in 1959 and undersized for current residential and fire-flow needs. The engineer also said the project would include replacement of residential service lines where lead lines are suspected. The project team said the new main would likely be moved out of the street into the north tree lawn where possible and that the village must coordinate timing and routing with ongoing school construction to avoid conflicts. Council members asked whether the work would be a complete replacement; the engineer confirmed that it would include replacement of service lines and the main. Council members voted in favor of the authorization; the engineer and administrator said the item required council action because the dollar amount exceeded the engineer’s spending authority. Village Administrator Lucas Dawn and Village Engineer Andy Lubanovic said the Fifth Street project experience — where crews removed roughly a dozen lead service lines — informed the scope and goal of getting the New Fourth Street main out of the traveled roadway and improving flow for firefighting. Council did not set construction dates during the meeting; the engineer said the village would pursue the work in spring and continue coordination with the school district and other stakeholders before construction.