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Germantown committee recommends abandoning nonfunctional senior center sprinkler system

Public Works and Highway Committee · December 3, 2025
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Summary

After staff reported the senior center sprinkler system is nonfunctional, incompatible with current code and connected to an undersized well, the committee voted unanimously to recommend abandoning the system and to post notices at the building while the village determines next steps including insurance impact and funding for any future work.

The Public Works and Highway Committee voted unanimously to recommend abandonment of the sprinkler system at the senior center after staff reported the system is shut down and nonfunctional.

Staff explained that the system’s antifreeze was testing at a temperature rating that risks freezing in attic spaces and that the installed system was…

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