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The funds will be used to finish the $7.7 million project to install two 12-inch siphons, replacing 8-inch pipes, from Jady Hill to the main pump station.
“This is a big request, this is a lot of money,” said Papakonstantis. “But if this doesn’t pass, we still have to do the project, we still have to find the money."
Costs for the original $1.6 million project approved in 2020 skyrocketed after crews discovered the town needed to replace two existing pipes that were aged and corroded. They also encountered unexpe…
"We don’t want to do it in the summer, but we have to," Select Board member Dan Chartrand said.
The sewer siphon barrels under the Squamscott River are critical need of replacement as they serve more than 35% of the town.