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Public Utilities warns of aging infrastructure; plans meter replacements and redundancy projects
Summary
Public Utilities Director Bob Montague and engineering manager Mark Babbitt told council the department is operating under a five‑year rate schedule, faces rising capital costs and plans a radio‑read meter replacement program and several redundancy projects including the Great Neck tank and Providence/Princess Anne mains.
Public Utilities Director Bob Montague briefed council on the department’s FY26 operating and CIP proposals and emphasized the system’s aging pipes and the need for sustained capital investment. "93% of those revenues come from our monthly charges to our customers for water and sewer," Montague told council, adding that the enterprise is operating under a previously approved five‑year rate…
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