Monroe to deploy $1M congressional grant for initial lead-line work, including hydrovac purchase
Feb 23, 2026
Feb 23, 2026
Staff said the city has final approval for a roughly $1 million congressional directed spending grant the city can use to replace both public and private lead service lines and to buy a trailer-mounted hydrovac to narrow the number of unknown lines; the grant must be used within a limited window.
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Utilities staff told the board Monroe received final approvals for a congressional directed spending grant of roughly $1 million that can fund both public- and private-side replacements and capital tools to identify lines.
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