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Millis officials present $1.29 million water‑meter replacement proposal; borrowing requires two‑thirds vote
Summary
Article 9 would authorize $1,286,633 in borrowing to replace town water meters with a fixed‑network system. Officials say the upgrade will improve billing accuracy, speed leak detection and provide better water‑loss data; the debt would be repaid from water enterprise revenues and requires a two‑thirds Town Meeting vote.
At the Fincom pre‑Town Meeting on April 29, the committee reviewed Article 9, a borrowing authorization to fund a townwide water meter replacement program.
Eric Martinson described the $1,286,633 request as the largest item in the capital plan. He said many existing meters are past service life, producing…
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