Board discusses ratifying $12,850 proposal for 2026 fire hydrant and valve exercise program
The chair asked the board to ratify a $12,850 contract for the 2026 fire hydrant and valve annual program; the work includes exercising valves and checking hydrants because infrastructure is aging. The transcript records discussion of scope and timing but no recorded vote outcome.
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The chair asked for a motion to ratify a proposal for the "2026 fire hydrant and valve annual program for $12,850." He said the program requires exercising each valve in the system so it opens and closes fully and testing hydrants to ensure functionality; work will be done in phases affecting about half the town at a time. "We are at the point with our infrastructure that most of it is, like, 25 years and more, so we have to be very careful moving forward," the chair said.
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