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Council discusses long-term water plan and developer responsibility after new-build hydrant requirement
Summary
Councilors debated who should pay to extend water mains and install a fire hydrant for new homes, with staff saying state/code requirements effectively require a hydrant within 400 feet and noting valve/hydrant and pipe costs could be thousands of dollars.
Council discussion on water projects and the town’s capital needs centered on long-term pipe replacement and who should pay for a new main and hydrant for private development.
Speaker 4 told the council the town needs to plan for replacement of an aging system—"almost all of our water infrastructure is well over 20 years old"—and outlined a 20-year projection to bring mains up to standard. The topic crystallized around a proposed new house by Chase and Lacey…
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