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Committee postpones Country Manor sewer/water funding decision to get firm costs
Summary
After learning as‑built utility lines were shorter than the plans showed, the committee postponed a funding decision tied to Country Manor’s sewer and water connections until Aug. 18 so staff and the applicant can produce final excavation costs and a clearer breakdown of allowances.
Brainerd City’s Safety and Public Works Committee voted to postpone action on Country Manor’s request for city assistance with sewer and water connections after staff said field conditions did not match as‑built plans.
Public works staff told the committee that contract drawings showed mains extending to the ends of the street but that actual conditions appear to leave the mains roughly 20–30 feet short of those locations, requiring additional excavation, temporary water service for neighbors and more extensive work than…
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