During the communications portion of the Jan. 5 Berkley City Council meeting Mayor Dean said the city has identified and replaced approximately 500 lead service lines, at an estimated cost of roughly $8,000 to $10,000 per line.

The mayor described the replacements as an unfunded mandate and said the city had received some grant money to help pay for the identification work, but not for the full replacement costs. "We are doing the absolute best that we can, to take care of this because, you know, we wanna drink clean water," the mayor said.

Council did not vote on any matter related to lead lines during the meeting; the mayor encouraged continued progress and public awareness about the program.