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Cloverdale council presses for clarity on water grants, tanks and delayed projects

Cloverdale City Council (workshop/subcommittee) · May 4, 2026
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Summary

Councilors and staff debated a mix of stalled water projects, grant funding and pending tank designs; staff cited DWR and ARPA funds tied to AMI meter and turnkey projects while some council members urged audits and a pause on speculative tank construction until a city master plan update.

Cloverdale councilors and staff spent the workshop probing the status and financing of several long-running water and wastewater projects, with a focus on grant funding, project delays and big storage-tank proposals.

Public-works staff provided a line-by-line update on grants and projects tied to a turnkey program and AMI meter upgrades, saying the DWR-linked portion of work associated with that effort and related well projects totals in the low millions and that ARPA contributed funds to the AMI meter project. Staff reported invoiced and in-process grant-linked amounts of roughly $2,886,437.70 across those efforts. Mayor (S3) and other council members pressed for documentation showing the…

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