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HCDA hears water-department update: $36,000 appropriation for J.E. Sarton Road faces higher cost for upsized main; board raises broader concerns about aging 4‑/
Summary
Mr. Morris told HCDA that the county had appropriated $36,000 for a 4-inch water main on J.E. Sarton Road but Manchester City now seeks a 6-inch main, roughly doubling the estimated cost to $72,000; board members warned that many existing 4-inch lines produce low pressure and that replacing mains will be costly.
Mr. Morris updated the HCDA on April 28 about a water-line project and widespread pressure complaints on aging small-diameter mains.
The nut graf: the county previously appropriated $36,000 toward a 4-inch water line on J.E. Sarton Road, but Manchester City now says a 6-inch main is required and estimates the total cost at about $72,000; one landowner offered to pay for roughly a quarter-mile of…
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