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Board affirms original meter plan for Oaks addition; resists mid-edition switch
Summary
The New Castle Utility Impact board discussed whether to change meter sizing mid-edition for homes in the same addition and voted to keep the original plan—using 5/8-inch (0.625) meters rather than switching mid-project to 3/4-inch (0.75).
The chair of the Utility Impact meeting put on the record that the board would proceed with the original plan for the Oaks addition rather than switching meter types mid-edition. Members debated whether properties within the same addition should use 0.75-inch lines or remain on 5/8-inch (0.625) meters; after discussing installation tradeoffs and splicing concerns they approved continuing with the original configuration.
Committee member 3 argued against a mid-edition change, saying, "I don't think it makes sense to switch halfway through." The board noted a practical advantage of using a yoke that avoids an outside splice and confirmed that installers should use 0.625-inch meters where specified rather than 0.75-inch meters.
The decision was recorded as affirming the previously approved plan for the Oaks addition; no separate motion to adopt a new specification was made, and members asked staff to continue with the existing plan for the addition.
