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Milford approves up to $275,000 for State Route 28 emergency water and sewer repairs; orders new pumps for Happy Hollow lift station
Summary
The Milford City Council authorized emergency spending to cover an immediate replacement of about 400 feet of failing water and sewer main along State Route 28 and separately approved purchase of new pumps for the Happy Hollow lift station after recent failures; council also discussed boil advisory, road reopening timeline and funding offsets.
Milford City Council on Tuesday approved emergency spending authorizations to cover immediate water and sewer repairs after a leak on State Route 28 led crews to replace an estimated 400 feet of failing infrastructure.
City Manager Benjamin Gunderson told council the work began as a water leak that revealed collapsed sewer piping and multiple failing water-line sections; Gunderson asked the law director to draft an ordinance authorizing emergency expenses. “It went from a small water leak to we needed to replace an entire 400 foot sewer line,” Gunderson said during the Committee of the Whole discussion. The council adopted Ordinance 25‑359, which authorizes the city manager to pay project bills up to $275,000.
Why it matters: the leak required…
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