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Committee calls for multiple note ordinances to fund meter system, water and paving projects
Summary
Finance committee called for first readings on a package of note ordinances to fund a meter‑reading system, waterline work, road paving and other capital needs; council moved each item to the legislative agenda by voice vote.
The Finance and Personnel Committee on Feb. 18 called for legislation to authorize short‑term notes ahead of bond issues to pay for several capital projects, including a meter‑reading system replacement, a waterline project on Worcester Road West and a $1.6 million road‑paving and reconstruction program.
Committee chair Ms. Thompson said the measures would be brought to the full council as emergency ordinances on March 24; the committee then took voice votes to place each item on the legislative agenda. Finance director Jeremy Flake submitted the requests to the committee and provided the project descriptions that the committee summarized for the floor.
Why it matters: the ordinances would allow the city to issue anticipation notes now so projects can proceed while the city completes a bond…
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