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City administrator warns of aging sewer equipment, while tourism grant funds 14 of 23 projects
Summary
City administrators told the Libby City Council of major sewer-line leaks, inoperable valves and outdated flow meters and said capital funds have been depleted; the tourism grant application will fund 14 of 23 proposed local projects, with a $125,000 haul-bridge guard-rail project targeted in year two.
City Administrator (mister Sykes) reported to the Libby City Council that the sewer plant has long-running leaks and aging equipment that will require multi-year repairs and spending.
Sykes said crews discovered a large leak on return lines from the clarifiers to the oxidation ditch; an earlier, temporary in-house repair used a flex hose and cement to patch an 8-inch pipe and that the pipe has likely been leaking for 15 to 20 years. Two main valves are reportedly inoperable, flow meters have been out of service for about 25 years, and the city will prepare parts…
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