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Brookfield board amends lead-service replacement policy to allow resident upgrades amid bidding anomalies
Summary
Trustees approved a policy change allowing residents to upgrade their private water-service size during village-led lead-line replacements; staff said anomalies in bids can make larger services cheaper in some cases and residents would pay differences when applicable.
The Village of Brookfield board on Oct. 27 amended its lead water service line replacement policy to permit residents to accept an upsized service when the contractor’s bid makes that option cost-neutral or advantageous to the village.
Trustee Naramatsu moved for the amendment and Trustee Gokhuli seconded. Tim, a member of village management, summarized the change: the village had previously committed to replacing a homeowner’s 1-inch lead service…
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