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Council finance committee refers $38.1 million water infrastructure loan order to full council
Summary
The New Bedford Committee on Finance voted 11-0 to refer a mayoral loan order seeking $38.1 million to continue water distribution and treatment system improvements, including lead service replacements and a transmission main inspection program.
The New Bedford Committee on Finance voted 11-0 on Monday to refer to the full City Council a loan order seeking $38,100,000 to continue capital planning and construction for the city’s water distribution and treatment systems.
City Engineer Sean Side told the committee the appropriation would fund three program areas: a fourth phase of lead service-line replacement, a transmission main reinforcement program, and a second phase of water distribution improvements. “Before you tonight is an ask for $38,100,000 in an appropriation to continue the city's water infrastructure program,” Side said.
The loan order, submitted by Mayor Mitchell and presented to the committee on April 24, was described as part of a broader multi-year capital effort. Side said the city currently manages roughly $135 million in active water projects since 2018 and about $350 million across water and wastewater. He said the requested $38.1 million is a mix of…
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