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Cheshire leaders weigh four‑year hydrant maintenance plan after pilot finds deferred upkeep
Summary
Fire leadership presented a pilot survey of 40 hydrants and proposed a four‑year townwide program to put “hands on” every hydrant; the plan would split the town into quadrants and could be carried out by Regional Water Authority, a third‑party contractor, or town staff depending on cost and capacity.
Fire Chief Ashish Kasner presented the results of a 40‑hydrant pilot and urged the council to fund an initial multi‑year maintenance program to address widespread deferred work on hydrants across the Town of Cheshire.
"We'd put hands on every hydrant over a four‑year period," Kasner said, describing a plan to divide the town into quadrants and inspect, lubricate and paint hydrants on a rotating schedule. He noted proposal costs quoted by the Regional Water Authority: $40 to remove a stub cap, $60 to paint a hydrant and $168 to inspect, lubricate and test a hydrant.
Why it matters: councilors and staff said many hydrants have not been exercised or maintained…
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