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Bay City says $5 million bonding will not finish lead-service-line work; warns of state cuts to local projects
Summary
City staff said roughly 3,200 lead service lines remain citywide and that the proposed $5 million bonding would cover about 500 replacements; the city manager also said a separate $1.6 million award tied to local projects may have been reassigned by the state and broader state budget cuts could reduce Bay City’s street funding.
City officials updated the commission on lead-service-line replacement progress and on the potential local impacts of state budget changes. Public works staff reported that the city is "standing at about 3,200 lead service lines left," and that the $5 million bonding measure under consideration would fund roughly 500 replacements rather than completing the entire program.
City staff warned that rising costs and…
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