Pueblo West board adopts bylaws and personnel policies, accepts $1.5M pipe project work and approves water-tank design contract

The Pueblo West Metro District Board of Directors approved four resolutions during its first regular meeting of 2025, voting to accept construction of a sewer lining project, adopt revised bylaws, adopt updated personnel policies, and hire a consultant to design a potable water storage expansion.

The board voted unanimously to accept construction of IFB-2024-WW-001, the cured-in-place pipelining project. Deputy Utilities Director Jeffrey de Herrera told the board the work lined approximately 35,000 lineal feet of clay sewer pipe and included three repair sections, including one collapsed sewer repair. He said the project’s total cost was $1,508,209.80 and that roughly $600,000 remained on a prior loan the district may seek reimbursement for from the state.

The board then voted to adopt a consolidated set of revised district bylaws, which incorporate earlier board-approved 6A and 6C bylaws and include new language on director conduct, discipline and…