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Bayonne introduces $13 million bond ordinance to replace lead water service lines; public hearing set for March
Summary
Council introduced a $13 million bond ordinance to finance the first phase of a state-mandated program to replace lead water service lines; loan funds will come from the New Jersey I-Bank Infrastructure Trust Fund with partial loan forgiveness.
The Bayonne Municipal Council on Feb. 19 introduced a bond ordinance allocating up to $13,000,000 to finance a citywide program to replace lead water service lines and set a public hearing and final passage for a March council meeting.
City staff explained the program as part of a state mandate to remove lead lines from the distribution system and from service lines between mains and customer meters. According to staff remarks during the Feb. 19 meeting, the city has identified roughly 8,000 houses with lead at the meter connection; for about 10,000 service lines the city does not yet know whether lead exists between the curb and the main…
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