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Council hears staff recommendation to buy river‑adjacent property for future well site; staff reports test‑well success
Summary
Public works staff recommended purchasing five parcels north of the Stillaguamish River for a future potable well site; test well yields were described, the negotiated price is $1.2 million with a $200,000 owner donation (city cash price $1.0 million), and staff said flood mitigation and permitting will be part of later project phases.
Jim introduced a proposal for the purchase of property on the north side of the Stillaguamish River as a potential future potable well site. He said the city has relied on the Haller Well for about 80% of supply and that an airport well is failing. City staff began looking for an alternate site in 2012 and have narrowed the search to five parcels offered by one owner.
Jim said the city performed a Phase I environmental assessment,…
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