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Council extends emergency declaration, authorizes $100,000 increase for sewer mainline repairs
Summary
Following repeated updates on the Fairway Canyon sewer-main failure, council authorized an additional $100,000 for emergency repairs — raising the city manager's spending authority to $1.1 million — citing construction encumbrances, pump rentals and potential legal fees.
Beaumont — The Beaumont City Council voted unanimously to extend a local emergency declaration and increase the city manager's spending authority by $100,000 for emergency sewer-main repairs in Fairway Canyon, bringing the grand total authority to $1.1 million.
Staff update and financial status
Taxton Van Bell (Wastewater) told council this was a recurring staff report on…
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