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Resident asks council for refund after water-service repair; CWLP, aldermen outline funding limits
Summary
A Ward 6 homeowner said he paid $6,000 to repair a leak in a water service later identified on city easement and asked the council for reimbursement. CWLP staff and aldermen explained that state grant funds for service-line replacement are geo-targeted to specific census tracts and that staff will follow up on funding and appeal options.
A Ward 6 homeowner told the City Council on Aug. 19 he paid $6,000 to repair a water service line that broke in a city easement and asked the council to reimburse him because the damaged run lay on city-owned property. The homeowner, Alan Stuffings, said a June inspection confirmed the break was in the portion of the service line located in the city easement and that CWLP records flagged the main near his home as a lead service line; he said he was told by a CWLP representative that current grant funding was geo-targeted to certain…
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