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Menands board approves engineering study to evaluate reservoir replacement and Albany interconnect
Summary
The Menands Village Board voted to fund an engineering evaluation of its high-service water reservoir and the feasibility of reconnecting to Albany’s water supply, citing grant opportunities and historic water loss; the motion passed after a voice vote (opposition was recorded but the motion moved forward).
Menands — The Village Board on March 2 approved funding to pursue an engineering study to evaluate replacement of the village’s aging high-service water reservoir and to model a potential interconnection with Albany’s water system.
Board members were told the water fund is currently solvent and that completing engineering work is a necessary step to apply for federal and state grant programs. The presentation to the board stressed that engineers must model flow and pressure to determine whether an Albany interconnect could…
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