Sanitary board flags $12–13M force‑main shortfall, orders tighter budgeting
Apr 16, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
Directors pressed SAM staff for clearer accounting and agreed to restrict new infrastructure funding for the Monta force‑main until a May cost estimate is delivered; the board moved to budget a modest $600,000 for ongoing projects and to report project‑level spending monthly.
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At a public meeting, the sanitary district board directed staff to tighten budget reporting and to hold off releasing significant infrastructure funds for the Monta force‑main project until the member agencies review a firm cost estimate expected in May.
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