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Water Fund SCADA Upgrade

The board moved $450,000 from the Water Fund to upgrade the SCADA system that monitors water and sewer operations, plus $40,000 for rising retiree insurance costs.

1 mentionLast discussed Apr 28, 2026

MediumWater Utilities

Pay-as-you-go utility program ends

Only 69 of 24,000 customers used the prepaid program, which cost about $60,000 a year. All users move back to standard billing April 1, with deposits and installment plans for those with arrears, plus $10,000 for the charity roundup fund.

1 mentionLast discussed Feb 10, 2026