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Candidates highlight infrastructure costs, lead service replacement in budget debate

Two Rivers City Council Candidate Forum · March 19, 2026
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Summary

At the forum candidates warned of rising equipment and materials costs that strain the city budget and highlighted lead service replacements as a costly multi‑year obligation requiring prioritization and transparency.

Budget priorities emerged as a central issue at the Two Rivers candidate forum, where candidates stressed infrastructure maintenance and rising equipment costs that squeeze the general fund.

Darla detailed recent price increases for city equipment and infrastructure: a 150 KVA pad mount transformer that cost about $4,675 in 2019 now costs about $18,612; bucket/digger trucks have risen from…

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