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Staff: Muskogee master meter failing; relocation would cost about $68,000 and Wagoner County won’t pay
Summary
Department head Jackie Todd reported permits are in place and work on the waterline will start in about two weeks, and he said the Muskogee master meter is failing and moving and installing a new meter will cost about $68,000; he said Wagoner County commissioners told staff they could not pay for that installation.
During the department heads' report, Jackie Todd said permits for the waterline from Highway 69 to Porter have been obtained and the work will start in about two weeks. He reported that a Muskogee master meter is failing and that Muskogee has been estimating Porter’s usage because the meter is not working.
Todd told the board Wagoner County previously was expected to pay to install a new Muskogee master meter but that Wagoner County commissioners said they would not be able to pay; he estimated it will cost about $68,000 to move and install the new master meter. The minutes record this as a staff report item; no funding alternative or board direction is recorded in the meeting minutes.
