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Water Infrastructure

Active 29 meetings · 2022-06-28 to 2026-09-30

Aging water mains, cement lining projects, leak detection, and emergency water main breaks.

Jun 28, 2022
Planning Board
Transcript Dan O'Connor 20:05 →
Quarter it has to start it it failed and didn't work. It's not working. Oh. And so they're putting water meters on each individual service connection, which is Right. Great. So we have this working in that process.
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Feb 4, 2025
Planning Board
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5 Susan Skrelja of 56 Truesdale Drive read a prepared statement expressing her opposition to this project which is attached to these minutes. Gary Eisinger of 210 Cleveland Drive also read a prepared statement that is attached to these minutes and pr…
Mar 4, 2025
Planning Board
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4 Regarding the sewer on Croton Point Avenue, the applicants are preparing an application for the Health Department. Regarding the water system, the applicants are working with the Village to connect to the existing 10" water main on Wayne Street. Ch…
Apr 1, 2025
Planning Board
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7 feet, a total side yard variance of 3.8 feet, and a variance for 0.5 stories in height. During the process of obtaining the variances, the applicant received letters in support of the project from neighbors. Regarding utilities, the applicant is pr…
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The applicants also brought some material samples for the brick and metal. 3 Steve Krisky asked if there is an update from DOT regarding incorporating their land on the east side of the property into this project. John Bainlardi said that they have n…
May 6, 2025
Planning Board
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John Bainlardi stated that the applicants have engaged with Metro North and have a virtual meeting scheduled with them. Regarding the sewer connection, the applicants provided details to the County and are expecting a response. There is still no answ…
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Gary Eisinger also had questions regarding the backup plan for the water main extension, as reported, feeling that the developers are being coy. Gary Eisinger had questions about the easement for the water and what will happen if the developers can n…
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4 2) The Planning Board would like something more definitive from the County regarding the sewer connection. 3) The Planning Board would like to know whether there will be a tie in with the water main from Wayne Street. Based on these three outstandi…
May 20, 2025
Planning Board
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John Bainlardi was present in support of the application. Regarding the water main extension, the applicant met with the Village Manager, Village Engineer and the property owner on Wayne Street and reached a consensus on the water easement. The easem…
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Mamone says that they should have to pay at the current rate. Regarding decorum, Mr. Mamone suggests that the Planning Board meetings should open with the Pledge of Allegiance, and that people should be allowed to come to these meetings and speak for…
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3 Chairman Luntz offered the applicant a chance to reply to the public comments and John Bainlardi said that with respect to the water main, they are solving an engineering issue in the way that they have proposed to solve it. If it is not doable wit…
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John Bainlardi said that the easement is not tied to any future development. John Bainlardi respectfully asked for the public hearing to be closed as there were no new issues brought up and the public has had the opportunity to speak over a few meeti…
Nov 19, 2025
Board Of Trustees
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Trustee Simon stated that the Village only acts as a pass-through fiscal agent with a certain amount of oversight at no cost to the Village. Village Manager Healy advised that the Village signed the purchase and sale agreement in early October with …
Nov 20, 2025
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Bryan Healy 70:44 →
Mainly they mainly have to do with the the water main the the sewer line, you know, those sort of infrastructure.
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Transcript Bryan Healy 71:45 →
So things are things that's are moving along. You know, the the water the water main extension that's gonna go through that we're getting an easement for on at the end of Wayne Street is moving along as well. You know, there's a lot of lot of moving …
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Dec 18, 2025
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Bryan Healy 46:33 →
Yeah. And, you know, there are some incidental benefits. Right? Historic Hudson Valley is going to eventually be taking over the portion of the roadway that's south of the southern entrance to ShopRite. Right? The little portion of the roadway that's…
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Jan 7, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Bryan Healy 17:46 →
Con Ed has been here in the village removing some hazardous trees that had the potential to take out lines or cause damage otherwise. So there's been I think they've done four trees in different areas, and they will they'll be back tomorrow for their…
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Transcript Maria Slippen 59:16 →
So I just wanted to, you know, take a take a minute to remember him and and be grateful to all he has brought to the village over his one hundred years. I the manager said it before, but I think the cold have seen a lot more water main breaks than I …
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Transcript Nora Nicholson 63:25 →
So happy New Year, everyone. I just wanna congratulate. I was, honored to be at the fire department induction last night with the mayor, trustee Nachtaler, and trustee Simon. Just wanna congratulate. Thank Phil Dinkler, chief Dinkler, for his service…
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Village Manager Healy thanked the Water Department for all their hard work during several water main breaks, reminded everyone that alarm permits are due to be renewed and that the offices will be closed in recognition of Martin Luther King Day. Mayo…
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Trustee Slippen stated that the Village has engaged a communications firm to look at how the Village communicates with residents, we are just at the beginning of the process but there are a lot of opportunities to make improvements in this area, atte…
Feb 4, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Ed Riely 24:33 →
Ed Riely, Tristeldra. I'd like to commend the the EMS, the fire department, and DPW for their exceptional service, especially appreciated in the wintertime when the water mains break and you're operating with water in subzero weather. It goes the sam…
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Transcript Bryan Healy 29:46 →
Great. Thank you, mayor. Couple of things. I just want to recognize once again the the work of our Department of Public Works who have been, continuing to come in at 04:00 every morning to address snow removal. You know, they did Brook Street on Mond…
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Transcript Bryan Healy 33:22 →
It's very exciting to see that project come to come to fruition after many, many starts and stops along the years. For those who are not aware, this is a project that will beautify the entrance to Van Cortlandt Manor, on South Riverside and also upgr…
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Transcript Len Simon 106:41 →
And and I think we were able to achieve that in in Albany in the last couple of days through our New York conference of mayors and municipal officials, we really focused on three items as priorities. The the transportation budget, the budget of gener…
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Feb 4, 2026
Waterfront Advisory Committee
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7. REPORT FROM THE VILLAGE MANAGER: Village Manager Healy recognized the work of our Department of Public Works who have been working all hours addressing snow removal and water main breaks and asked for everyone’s patience, advised …
Feb 18, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Bryan Healy 38:33 →
Thank you, Mayor. So as part of the RFP process, as we discussed in 2023, when the RFP was being drafted for, lot a, one of the requirements that was listed for the developer was to enter into a project labor agreement with the building and trades co…
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Feb 26, 2026
Board of Education
Transcript Brad Kennedy 90:59 →
Okay. Thank you for having me so I can tell you all about our great department. thank you to Denise and Kelly for helping navigate through the the whole budget process here. we're going to start off with our our pie chart. we have an overall increase…
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Mar 17, 2026
Zoning Board of Appeals
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Regarding stormwater management, Mr. Mastrogiacomo stated that the system was designed to meet 100-year storm standards, utilizing drywells, stormwater chambers, and pre-treatment measures. He explained that maintenance would generally involve annual…
Mar 18, 2026
Board of Trustees Work Session
Transcript Bryan Healy 11:52 →
Yeah. We get I mean, the bill the bill slash invoice goes out and then they get monthly statements. Right? You know? So if the bill occurred in September Yeah. Right, they'll get statements until April Mhmm. When it's when it then gets relevied. Relo…
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Transcript Bryan Healy 122:22 →
Well, it says it says funding for priority projects most in the infrastructure and public safety realms. Yeah. That was that's just the the Jilla brand is infrastructure. It's a Well, it's a water main. In keeping with the, same model, let's say, as …
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Transcript Bryan Healy 122:42 →
projects were without going into detail. Yeah. Just so we can we can name them. Yeah. Yeah. That's fine. So it's, the Gill brand was Is is water Harrison. Not not Harrison. Yeah. I mean, it's specifically, if you wanna say it, it's Harrison Street an…
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Mar 25, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Len Simon 84:19 →
Nicholson makes a really good point because, there actually is positive movement. When we went up to, the the NICOM meeting at the February, it was very clear that there was a focus on, three big issues, transportation, you know, through the CHIPS fu…
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Mar 26, 2026
Board of Trustees Work Session
Transcript Frank Balbi 0:21 →
Sure. Thank you, Mayor. So, yeah, this afternoon, about 01:45, we we started receiving many phone calls at the DPW office regarding, people all around the village actually experiencing no water. It's funny. Just a few minutes before that, one of our …
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Transcript Bryan Healy 16:36 →
You know, that we we it's very difficult. It would be very difficult for us to try to come up with a number to put in each one of the 16 Yeah. Lines because we don't know if we're gonna have six water main breaks or no water main breaks or if we're g…
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Transcript Frank Balbi 42:43 →
Yep. Right. So it was more of a reassignment. Yeah. Correct. So then the the the other two, there's 83 8320, 8340. So 8320 is source of supply. So that's basically everything that has to do with the well fields, the supply of the water. 8340 is distr…
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Transcript Frank Balbi 44:28 →
The so the 1,200 line? Yes. That's the 60,000. Yep. Uh-huh. So we also added some funds in the 2,000 line, requesting to correlator system. Mhmm. So that's sort of a a a sort of up to date equipment to help when there is a water main break. A lot of …
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Transcript Frank Balbi 46:03 →
So that with the sounding equipment that we're also, requesting Right. Can get us pretty much right on where the break is gonna be. Did we do some video work with with with the sewers or a contract or something like that? So, yes, we do, yes, we do h…
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Transcript Frank Balbi 50:46 →
So some of this equipment is is actually why it's in this budget this year is because we do sort of run a ramp up, replace, and upgrade some of our equipment that we do use for this leak detection and and, you know, for when there are leaks. In capit…
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Transcript Frank Balbi 51:46 →
No. No. That that line was cement lined already. So that one was done, and it just happens. You know? Yeah. So with the miles of piping and and with all the piping that's in there, you know, the program that they're on now is is great, and it's one o…
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Transcript Bryan Healy 54:50 →
Oh, the lead service line replacement? Oh, yes. Yeah. That was that's for that's for your own in your house. Right? You know, to see what the on my Yeah. If you haven't filled that out yet, please send it in. Sorry. So but, yeah, that's that's the se…
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Mar 31, 2026
Fire Council
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Carried. 6) Letter from Greenville Fire District thanking us for bringing our tanker down there to cover their district due to a large water main break. 7) Received a flyer from Sleepy Hollow fd regarding their Friendship Night fundraiser @ JP Doyle…
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Carried. 6) Letter from Greenville Fire District thanking us for bringing our tanker down there to cover their district due to a large water main break. 7) Received a flyer from Sleepy Hollow fd regarding their Friendship Night fundraiser @ JP Doyle…
Apr 1, 2026
Fire Council
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Carried. 6) Letter from Greenville Fire District thanking us for bringing our tanker down there to cover their district due to a large water main break. 7) Received a flyer from Sleepy Hollow fd regarding their Friendship Night fundraiser @ JP Doyle…
Apr 16, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Frank Balbi 59:43 →
Yes. Yeah. Yeah. So it's time. Next is the water system improvements. So the one item we have here is for a water main to connect to DPW. So, basically, our proposal is to extend the water main from approximately where the water department is now. Da…
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Transcript Ann Gallelli 60:56 →
Yep. Which we're We we had talked a couple of years ago about a water main there really improves that entire corridor. Yes. And and creates some possibilities for business, you know, which which wouldn't come without water. Yeah. Possibly. We would b…
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Transcript Bryan Healy 61:18 →
you know, assuming people wanna connect, which I don't know why they wouldn't. Right. Right? I mean, the the school bus garage would be able to connect to our water main, and, you know, they would have to obviously pay for the water. Right? Yeah. The…
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Transcript Len Simon 63:29 →
And why is the water main replacement and relining a 2027 capital? And So And and this one is a 2627. So does it have to do with how you thought about priorities for the village, or or are there other factors?
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Transcript Frank Balbi 63:49 →
So so currently, we're going through design and approvals for water main relining on Loudounsbury. So we sort of you know, we're gonna get that done. Once that's designed, approved, and built, then we can go on to the next section. That's sort of how…
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Transcript Len Simon 64:16 →
So And I'm just asking is which one so you feel that the water main connect to the garage is a higher priority
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Transcript Bryan Healy 64:26 →
than the other one? It's not that it's a higher priority. It's a different it's a different priority. Right? I mean, the the money for Loudounsbury was approved in last year's budget, and we're working we're working through that right now. It's been,…
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Apr 22, 2026
Board Of Trustees
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On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York with a 5-0 vote. WHEREAS the Village of Croton-on-Hudson bills quarterly for water …
May 20, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Bryan Healy 5:24 →
Thank you. And just, you know, the project is a very old project. It goes back to, you know, 2009. It's basically the beautification of their entryway at the end of South Riverside Avenue as well as some necessary site work, upgrading of the water ma…
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Jun 24, 2026
Board of Trustees Work Session
Transcript Bryan Healy 63:30 →
Oh, so what? Sorry. So forget it. Yeah. So do we wanna talk about each one individually or should we go should I go through the list and then we just talk about things like go through the list and then discuss the Okay. So the next one is New York St…
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Transcript Bryan Healy 72:29 →
Of what? Under the water infrastructure improvement? Yeah. Or no. No. I mean, that that's also a very small number, so it's not necessarily worthwhile applying for a grant for you know, that, you know, that's only approximately $40,000. So the the wa…
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Jul 15, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Stacey Nachtaler 19:03 →
Manager on the water infrastructure improvement application grant for Harrison?
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF A NEW YORK STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION (EFC): WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT (WIIA) GRANT APPLICATION FOR HARRISON STREET WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WHEREAS the Village of Cr…
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Village Board of Trustees July 15, 2026 Page 15 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson hereby authorizes the Village Manager to execute the funding agreement with EFC and any associated document…
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT (SEQRA) DETERMINATION FOR NEW YORK STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION (EFC): WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT (WIIA) GRANT APPLICATION FOR HARRISON STREET WATER INFRASTRUCTUR…
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Village Board of Trustees July 15, 2026 Page 16 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Board hereby determines that the proposed Action is a Type II Action under SEQRA, not requiring any further action, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that th…
Jul 15, 2026
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13 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF A NEW YORK STATE OF 14 ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION (EFC): WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 15 IMPROVEMENT (WIIA) GRANT APPLICATION FOR HARRISON STREET WATER 16 INFRASTRUCTURE…
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20 WHEREAS the Village of Croton-on-Hudson has determined that certain existing 21 water mains and related valves and hydrants are in deteriorated condition and in 22 need of relining and/or replacement to continue to provide safe potable water…
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1 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of 2 Croton-on-Hudson hereby authorizes the Village Manager to execute the funding 3 agreement with EFC and any associated documents, and take all necessary action to 4…
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8 Resolution #172-2026 9 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NACHTALER, the following 10 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 11 New York with a 3-0 vote. 12 RESOLUTION AUTHORI…
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17 WHEREAS the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) through the Water 18 Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) Program, provides grant funding to support 19 drinking water infrastructure projects that are maintained by eligible munici…
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24 WHEREAS the Village of Croton-on-Hudson intends to rehabilitate the existing 6-inch 25 water main on Harrison Street, connect that main to an existing 12-inch water main 26 to create a loop, and extend a new main on Sunset Trail to connect e…
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4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Board of Trustees has classified the 5 proposed project as described in its funding application to be submitted to the NYS 6 Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) on or before July 27, 2026 to co…
Jul 28, 2026
Planning Board
Transcript Geoffrey Haynes 48:18 →
Okay. So I do have several questions having gone through the the documentation, supporting documentation for water supply and sewer and parking etcetera, etcetera, if you'll bear with me. So referring to the supporting documentation about the prelimi…
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Steve Krisky asked the applicant if the 49 units would be for sale or for rent and the applicant was not entirely sure but said they would probably be rental units. Geoff Haynes asked about the water main and the requirements for fire flow demand, an…
Sep 3, 2026
NY Forward Town Hall Meeting
Transcript Marjorie Hsu 19:16 →
We also have a developer that has come in and purchased some properties on Cortlandt and on De Peyster. And so we're hoping that we can kinda kill multiple birds with one stone as we're doing the streetscape improvement to take into account his devel…
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Transcript Bryan Healy 30:00 →
There is an existing bike lane on, Croton Point Avenue, as I'm sure many of you know, and there is also an existing bike lane on South Riverside Avenue that begins at Oneida and continues down to, Maple Street. And so this would basically fill in tha…
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Sep 30, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Speaker 9 18:32 →
Good evening. Name is Rick Craig. I live on Lownsbury Road. I'm here to comment on... In the consent agenda, resolution number nine about the water fund and capital fund budget to account for a change in funding source for the Lionsbury Road water ma…
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Transcript Bryan Healy 26:19 →
Thank you, mayor. So I'll just... I'll start by addressing the Lansbury Road thing because it it... It's very upsetting to to us as well. You know, we don't like to see people having to deal with infrastructure problems. Yeah. When this was first bro…
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Transcript Speaker 3 33:33 →
And and the attorney can correct me if I'm wrong. But, once we get the approval from the county and if we are able to move forward as an emergency and move it along quicker, the problem should abate relatively quickly because a temporary water main w…
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