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City administrator warns grant cuts and aging equipment could jeopardize Libby capital projects
Summary
City Administrator Samuel Sykes told the Libby City Council that failing heat exchangers and a discontinued water‑plant control computer could force expensive replacements and put federally funded projects at risk, urging continued investment in the city's capital improvement plan.
City Administrator Samuel Sykes told the Libby City Council that several near‑term equipment failures — and uncertainty around federal reimbursements — put local capital projects at risk.
Sykes said three heat exchangers at City Hall are leaking and five units are inoperable. He said a full system replacement would start between $600,000 and $750,000, while remanufacturing five heat exchangers would cost about $57,188 and will be paid from the city's capital improvement plan (CIP).
Sykes also warned that the water plant’s control computer (referred to in the meeting as the 'cicada' system) is being discontinued by the manufacturer. Replacement estimates for that system are…
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