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City staff report progress on sewer projects, Sycamore Park pool and assessment‑district landscaping

Willows City Finance and Measure I Oversight Committee · November 7, 2025
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Summary

City staff reported a corrected sewer main length, $200,000 in savings from an alternate bid method, pending pond core sampling and plans to use bond funds for wastewater plant repairs and pump upgrades.

Joe Betancourt, Community Development Services, briefed the committee on current and pending capital projects. He said the sewer lift station project and a sewer main replacement are covered by sewer bond funds and that the sewer main replacement actually covers 2,710 linear feet (correcting an earlier figure of 1,437 LF). Betancourt said staff added a bid alternate and used open‑cut trenching rather than cured‑in‑place piping, saving about $200,000 and keeping the work within the bond budget.

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