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Utility projects drive major budget items: AMI meters, water tower financing, new wells and wastewater needs

6431219 · October 22, 2025
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Staff presented large utility projects in the CIP and operating budgets including a multi-million dollar AMI meter rollout, bond-funded water/wastewater work, new well replacements and potential upgrades to the wastewater sludge handling and nitrogen controls.

Electric, water and wastewater leaders detailed major capital and operating items that will affect utility budgets over the next five years, including a large advanced-metering infrastructure (AMI) project, water-tower design and debt considerations and planned well replacements.

AMI meters and pilot Utility staff said the city awarded the AMI meter contract to Core & Main and expects a multi-phased rollout. The contract figures shown to council included about $3.1 million on the electric…

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