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Fire Department says AWSS plan advanced; public criticizes pace and transparency
Summary
During public comment and department reports, a resident called for faster AWSS work; the Fire Department and PUC say a third‑party analysis recommended a preferred option, PUC has identified $40 million, and the plan will be presented to oversight committees in early February.
Public concern over an Auxiliary Water Supply System (AWSS) for the city’s western neighborhoods surfaced at the Fire Commission’s Jan. 24 meeting and was addressed in subsequent department reports.
Tracy Thompson opened public comment by saying she attended the Jan. 10 meeting to raise concerns about the lack of an adequate way to fight a large fire in western and southern neighborhoods. She asked directly, "Is there any of this $33,000,000 requested, by the SFFD for AWSS?" and said the public had limited access to the PUC’s options analysis, noting she had to request the report rather than finding it…
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