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Brighton council backs two‑year incentive for private water companies to install meters
Summary
Council approved a two‑year, per‑connection incentive for private water companies to encourage household meter installation for leak detection and fire‑protection benefits, while committing not to take water‑use data or dictate company decisions.
Brighton’s town council voted to implement a two‑year incentive program offering a per‑meter payment to private water companies in town to encourage installation of household water meters for leak detection and improved fire‑protection readiness.
Council discussion centered on a program design in which the town will accept invoices from participating water companies at $200 per installed meter (the amount and window were debated in the meeting), payable on a semiannual basis over a two‑year period. Proponents framed the program as an incentive to improve early leak detection…
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