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Council hears wide-ranging water and utilities briefing as staff seeks direction on multimillion-dollar projects
Summary
Staff briefed council on water projects including a reclaimed-water Cromwell line (congressional earmark ~$2.96M), an aquifer storage feasibility study (~$58.8M estimate), advanced metering deployment (AMI, ~$5.75M; meters installed), and a required wastewater treatment expansion (projected ~$210M). Council asked for ROI, eminent-domain flags and clearer funding plans.
City staff used the Feb. 5 special meeting to present multiple utility projects and to ask the council for direction and further study.
Amber Smyth and utility staff summarized current and planned work: a Cromwell reclaimed-water line extending from the Plum Creek area toward Heroes Memorial Park and the Sportsplex fields (earmarked congressional funding ~$2.96 million; staff projected broader project costs could approach tens of millions), an Alliance Water expansion to roughly 2.73 million gallons per day (design under…
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