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Council hears timberland-plan draft progress and flags need to map water-main breaks
Summary
Council members received a near-final draft timberland (forest) management plan and asked staff to circulate it; staff also urged the council to segment water-main replacement projects after repeated breaks, with grant eligibility discussed for emergency situations.
Councilors received an update that a timberland (forest) management plan draft, including parcel maps and narratives for sites, is nearing completion and will be circulated for review and a future workshop.
Separately, staff urged the council to begin mapping water mains and segment replacement projects after recurring breaks on the main. "We need to start looking at that before we're the only benefit of having an emergency is you can get a grant for that," the staff member said, noting that regular replacement outside of emergencies typically requires rate increases or loans. Council asked staff to identify the most repetitive break locations (for example, Alder to Cherry, Cherry to Elm) so council can consider phased replacements and potential grant eligibility if the problem escalates.
