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Council weighs cost and testing requirements for old well abandonment
Summary
Council members discussed whether to cap or abandon an old town well; Mayor Lovell said abandonment isn't required if testing protocols are followed, but members flagged abandonment costs as currently out of budget.
Council members debated whether Leamington should abandon an older well or maintain it with testing protocols. Mayor Michael Lovell told the council that the town is not required to abandon the old well provided certain testing procedures are followed when switching between wells. Todd Tolley asked why the well would not be capped; the council said abandonment costs are out of the current budget and Russ Finlinson provided additional correspondence to inform the decision.
The discussion did not produce a formal motion to abandon or cap the well; instead, members asked staff to review the additional correspondence and cost estimates before returning to the council with a recommendation.
