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WASA Board (Mayor & Council), I think attaining a grant for the sewer system is good, if the money is available and WASA qualifies for it. However, I think the grant money would be better used for capital improvements and maintenance, and not for expansion of the sewer system you as council desire.
Since you have been on the WASA board, you have been willfully negligent in maintaining the sewer system. You received a briefing in July 2018 about the need for $24 million in capital improvements with a recommended completion in 5-10 years.
Since that briefing, you’ve approved three WASA budgets. In those three budgets, you spent or programmed just $1.86 million for capital improvements. Surprisingly, you accepted without question, Dan Davis’ statement in October 2020 that the sewer system was in good shape, and he didn’t foresee any problem in the next 5-7 years.