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Snowflake council hears resident concern about water pressure, manager outlines waterline upgrades
Summary
A Snowflake resident raised concerns about low water pressure and missing fire hydrants; town manager Brian Richards reported completed and planned waterline replacements — including a new 6-inch line in the Turley subdivision — and said hydrants will be added where needed.
A Snowflake resident told the Town Council on March 4 that parts of town lack sufficient water pressure and nearby, tested fire hydrants. David Huish urged the council to show progress on hydrant testing and restoration.
Brian Richards, town manager, responded in the manager’s report that the town recently completed a waterline replacement on 1st E and has finished replacing a 40-year-old line in the Turley subdivision with a new 6-inch main; those streets will be paved and the roads looped as part of the work. Richards said the town will next work on replacing a 40-year-old line on W. Center Street and then move to 1st E between Center and 1st S.
Richards framed those projects as part of ongoing efforts to address legacy subdivisions that predate the town code and to ‘do what we can to make things better,’ including adding fire hydrants in areas identified as needing them. The manager’s comments responded directly to Huish’s public comment but did not state a specific timetable for hydrant testing or installation.
The council did not take a separate vote specifically to authorize additional hydrant installations at the March 4 meeting; the manager presented the infrastructure updates during the regular Manager’s Report. Town staff indicated that some hydrant and waterline work has been completed and additional projects are planned as part of the town’s capital and maintenance schedule.
