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Council hears timeline and cost estimate for 12th/13th street work tied to water‑line replacements and hydrant additions
Summary
Milton — Council asked staff about repaving and water‑line replacement timelines for 12th and 13th streets; staff provided a $75,000 scoping estimate for 13th Street water‑line work and discussed adding funds to the 2026 pavement allocation.
Milton — Council members pressed staff for timelines and standards for potential repaving of 12th and 13th streets and for water‑line and hydrant upgrades.
Staff said there is not an official construction timeline this year but that the city obtained quotes to repave and scoping for water‑line replacement on 13th Street is approximately $75,000. Staff proposed banking additional pavement repairs over the winter so the city could add funds to a $200,000 pavement allocation in the 2026 budget and potentially achieve economies of scale by combining projects.
On hydrants, staff said there is currently one fire hydrant on 12th Street and that the fire department's standard of roughly 300‑foot maximum spacing is applied when designing mains and hydrant locations. When the new water line is installed, staff said they expect to add hydrants to meet the fire‑department spacing standard. For new mains the typical standard moving forward would likely be an 8‑inch ductile‑iron main, subject to final engineering review.
Council members said neighborhood growth (new houses) makes the infrastructure questions more pressing; staff noted that phasing and timing remain dependent on budget decisions and engineering assessments.
Next steps: staff will continue engineering scoping and include potential 12th and 13th street work as a candidate for the 2026 pavement budget depending on final cost estimates and available funds.
