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NORTH ADAMS — Mayor Tom Bernard will ask the North Adams City Council to approve borrowing $300,000 to replace hydrants. As of Tuesday, the Water Department had identified 55 inoperative hydrants, out of 339 documented in the survey and more than 600 total across the city. “Given the fact that we’re at all-time lows of borrowing, I think now is the time to borrow,” said Councilor Lisa Blackmer. “This is smart borrowing.” By hiring an external contractor, Bernard said he expects repairs to cost $5,000 to $6,000 per hydrant, about twice the cost of using city staff. The city previously had been working to replace 10 hydrants a year but had managed to finish just seven in the previous year because of an injury, according to Councilor Wayne Wilkinson.

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