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

Village of Germantown Village Board · December 16, 2025
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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.

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.

Fire Chief Delaine told trustees the sprinkler system is supplied by a private well tested at about 30…

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