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Kenly retains Class 3 insurance rating; council reviews hydrant upgrades to address pressure issues
Summary
The town reported maintaining a Class 3 Department of Insurance rating with approximately 77 points and discussed infrastructure work including hydrant barrel standardization, valve additions and a plan to loop the Route 22 line. The update was informational; funding and replacement schedules were described by staff.
Town staff reported the Department of Insurance survey completed in December showed Kenly maintained a Class 3 rating with an approximate score of 77 points. Officials said the rating is favorable for attracting businesses and that recent work on the hydraulic model and hydrant improvements contributed to the outcome.
Staff described planned infrastructure work to address pressure issues, including standardizing fire hydrant barrel sizes, adding valves at the bottoms of hydrants and replacing roughly 90% of the town’s hydrants over an upcoming period. Staff also described plans to loop a water line along Route 22 to provide multiple supply routes to the tank system.
Council received the report as informational and did not take action at the March 10 meeting. Staff said hydrant replacements and related valve work are funded and underway; specific contract or schedule details were not finalized in the meeting record.
