Sanitary board flags $12–13M force‑main shortfall, orders tighter budgeting

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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