Board hears concerns about Joint Water Project change orders and meter payments

May 22, 2025

Councilor Todd Platten and others reported change orders in the Joint Water Project are depleting funds and raised questions about water-meter payment arrangements with the Village of Elbridge; an audience member asked whether 58 million gallons were released during a recent storm.

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Councilor Todd Platten told the board during committee reports that a resident was missed during the engineering phase of the Joint Water Project and that a series of change orders "are occurring and depleting funds faster than we'd like." Supervisor Vernon Richardson said questions remain about who pays for new versus replacement meters and whether meters should be reimbursed or prepaid by users in the Village of Elbridge; he asked that the topic be placed on the next water meeting agenda for clarification.

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