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Council directs city manager to explore USDA support for meter upgrade after AMI pitch
Summary
A vendor said advanced metering infrastructure could reduce unbilled water and produce a payback in about 8–10 years; council asked the city manager to contact USDA about possible grant/loan support and approved pursuing next steps.
A representative from Meter Syss told the Hamlet City Council that replacing aging mechanical meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) would provide daily automated reads, faster leak detection and better billing accuracy — and that the city already has a complete field survey that can support procurement.
"It's the cash registry of your system," Andy Honeyut said, describing meters as the mechanism that records system usage and revenue. He summarized a multi‑year history of work…
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