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Public safety committee approves fund transfer for jail plumbing repairs
Summary
The Washington County Public Safety Committee approved a resolution to transfer general funds to replace corroded cast-iron waste lines in the county jail with PVC, after staff described emergency repairs and the risk of a kitchen shutdown if the main line failed.
The Washington County Public Safety Committee voted to approve a resolution authorizing a general-fund transfer to replace corroded cast-iron waste lines in the county jail and install PVC piping.
Committee members moved item 3(j) to the start of the meeting and voted by voice; the motion carried. Committee leadership said the work aims to prevent an unplanned failure that would immediately disable jail kitchen operations.
The county’s chief of public works explained that the affected piping is underground and that crews must remove about 6…
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