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Lacey proposes two‑year push to replace failing water meters, recommends limited‑term hires
Summary
Public works staff proposed hiring limited‑term technicians to replace an estimated 10,000 aging meters and 3,000 failing MTUs, at a personnel cost about $1.2 million (excluding meter hardware). Council gave general support and asked staff for funding detail and a timeline for a budget amendment early in 2026.
LACEY, Wash. — City public‑works staff told the council they plan an accelerated, focused replacement program for aging water meters and meter transmission units (MTUs) after years of rising failure rates and repeated manual reads.
Scott Devlin, public works operations manager, told the council the city has approximately 10,000 meters nearing end of life and about 3,000 MTUs that are not transmitting. "We had at one time about 3,800 that needed replacement; currently we're right around 1,900 failures," he said,…
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