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Council backs hydrant-maintainer proposal after members warn many hydrants are failing
Summary
Councilors heard a proposal to hire a full-time hydrant maintainer to inspect and repair town fire hydrants and agreed to add operating funds and capital placeholders, citing recent failures and public-safety risks.
Town Manager Sean proposed adding a full-time fire-hydrant maintainer — paid at roughly the fire-inspector level — to replace a contract and enable the town to inspect and maintain all hydrants within about a year.
"If we brought them in at the fire inspector level, $63,700," Sean said when describing the position’s base salary; staff said an in-house maintainer could inspect an…
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