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Albany utility board authorizes sewer repair, digester‑mixer rebuild, vehicle purchase and well pump rebuild
Summary
The Albany Utility Board voted to authorize four staff contracts and purchases — an emergency sewer repair at Lift Station 88, a rebuild of a digester mixer at the wastewater plant, a 2026 F‑150 for the water department and a rebuild of well pump '28 — and approved routine minutes. All measures passed by roll call.
The Albany Utility Board on March 2026 approved four utility actions intended to maintain water and wastewater service and preserve the system's reliability. The board unanimously authorized emergency sewer repairs at Lift Station 88, a digester‑mixer rebuild at the wastewater treatment plant, purchase of a replacement water‑department pickup truck and a rebuild of well pump '28.
Presenter (S3), describing the sewer issue, said the department "notified of a cave in at Oxford Asphalt Plant Rockyard on the February 6" and requested board approval "for officer construction for the Mercedes Sewer repairs located at Lift Station 88 in amount of $160,000." Staff said the work includes removing an existing 30‑inch reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) and replacing it between two manholes with temporary bypass pumping to maintain continuous wastewater services. The board moved, seconded and approved retroactive authorization to…
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