Public services staff reported progress and discoveries from ongoing infrastructure work in Old Town and across the city.

The department said a manhole rehabilitation project on First Street uncovered a nearby aging water line that was nicked during excavation. Staff applied a temporary repair, rerouted the line to provide required separation from sewer infrastructure and plan a final reconnection that may require a short, temporary water shutdown. A previously buried brick manhole was also exposed and will be removed and replaced.

Public Services Director David Dale (present in council remarks) said the contractor located other legacy materials while excavating, which supported the decision to proceed with replacement. He told the council the water line reconnection work is expected to be completed in the coming days and that the city will add a new fire hydrant at the corner where none previously existed.

Sewer CCTV and mapping: the city has received submittals for the planned closed‑circuit television (CCTV) inspection of the sewer collection system and expects the CCTV contract to start around October or November, staff said. CCTV data will be integrated into the GIS system to update maps; current sewer maps date from about 2008, and staff expect the Old Town area to show locations that need line replacement.

Ending: staff asked residents to expect intermittent water shutdowns during reconnection work and said updated GIS maps and CCTV findings will guide future rehabilitation priorities.