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Council hears water-system update; approves $1.5M bond to protect supply

Middletown Common Council · February 19, 2026
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Summary

Public works reported reservoirs around 72% and progress on a 24-inch water main replacement with roughly $3.5 million in federal support; the council approved $1.5 million in serial bonds to acquire land to protect the municipal water supply.

Public works officials told the Common Council the city's reservoirs are at roughly 72 percent and that winter weather exposed vulnerabilities in the system and equipment.

"The reservoirs are 72%... We are really in a bad shape regarding rain events," the public works speaker reported, noting that snow did not translate…

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