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Council hears first reading of proposed galvanized service-line replacement loan program; auditors and council members press for cost details
Summary
Council reviewed the first reading of Ordinance 06-25, which would create a city-administered loan/assessment program to help homeowners replace galvanized water service lines. Staff warned the program could grow quickly depending on homeowner take-up and discussed repayment terms and administration logistics.
Council received a first reading on Ordinance 06-25 on Jan. 28, a proposed galvanized water service-line replacement loan program meant to help property owners replace privately owned galvanized service pipes that the U.S. EPA has reclassified as a higher-priority replacement need.
Councilmember Saad introduced the legislation, saying the EPA “is tasking communities with making sure that we are changing these out to become… replaced with copper or PVC.” Auditor Audra McPeek and staff discussed potential financial exposure and…
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