Board votes to decommission senior center sprinkler system after fire‑flow concerns

Dec 16, 2025

After hearing from the fire chief that the senior center's sprinkler system is fed by a well providing about 30 gpm (far below the roughly 600 gpm needed), the board voted to decommission the wet sprinkler system and rely on alarms and other detection systems; removal of piping was not mandated at this time.

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The Village Board voted to decommission the senior center’s existing wet sprinkler system after staff and the fire chief concluded the system is no longer performing as intended.

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