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West Jefferson to pursue emergency water interconnect only if Jefferson agrees to share maintenance costs
Summary
The board voted 5-0 to advance a water interconnect feasibility project developed by McGill Engineers on the condition that Jefferson agree to split maintenance costs equally; minutes say Jefferson’s board did not agree to share costs.
Doug Chapman of McGill Engineers presented a draft agreement for a feasibility study on an emergency water interconnect between West Jefferson and Jefferson that would establish shared ownership and shared maintenance responsibilities.
Minutes state the Jefferson Board of Aldermen met and did not agree that Jefferson should share in maintenance costs. In response, Alderman Calvin Green moved to proceed with the project only if Jefferson agrees to split maintenance costs equally; Alderman John Reeves seconded and the board approved the conditional motion 5-0.
The motion requires mutual agreement on cost-sharing before West Jefferson will move forward with the interconnect project as described; the minutes do not record further negotiation steps, cost estimates or a timeline for when Jefferson might decide to accept equal maintenance responsibility.
