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Resident and former council member urges town to produce irrigation engineering after project lowered pipe 4 feet
Summary
Tom Sallaya told the Florence Town Council that a 2024 infrastructure upgrade tied to Western Crossing lowered a replacement irrigation line about 4 feet, risking siltation and clogging. He requested engineering drawings, MAG specifications and inspection reports after the town said its work met contract terms.
Tom Sallaya, a Florence resident who said he served 10 years on the town council, told the council at its April 14 work session that a town infrastructure project begun in summer 2024 altered irrigation serving his property and may be prone to long-term failure.
Sallaya said surveyors initially marked an area along the east side of his property as part of an upgrade tied to Western Crossing and Centennial Park and that a 20-foot strip (about one-third of an acre) was later acquired. He said town staff agreed irrigation service would be maintained, but when the replacement line was…
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