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Hickory Council approves $10.6 million smart water‑meter system; city share about $8 million
Summary
The Hickory City Council unanimously accepted a $10.6 million contract to install an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system to replace roughly 32,000 water meters, with Catawba and Alexander counties covering $2.7 million and the city’s net cost described as about $8 million. Installation is expected to take two to three years.
The Hickory City Council voted unanimously Dec. 2 to accept a bid and award a contract for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system to replace approximately 32,000 water meters and add sensors to improve operations and customer access to usage data. City Manager Warren Wood told the council the total project cost is $10,600,000 with a 10% contingency and that Catawba and Alexander counties will pay about $2,700,000, “which brings our total to about 8,000,000, city of Hickory dollars.”
Wood said the city has planned the upgrade for about a decade and expects installation to take “2…
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