Dam Maintenance Won’t Tap Water Fund

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At its Nov. 15, 2010 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council approved a resolution that would end the payment for the repairs, maintenance and insurance of Argo and Geddes dams from the city’s drinking water fund. The shift in dam activity funding will be effective with the start of fiscal year 2012, which is July 1, 2011.

An amendment to the original resolution, however, had the impact of leaving intact a previously budgeted $300,000 from the water utility fund for possible construction of a bypass around the Argo dam.

Previous history of the city’s discussions of shifting the maintenance funding from the city’s drinking water utility fund is included in Chronicle coverage: “PAC Recommends Argo Dam Bypass”

This brief was filed from city council chambers. A more detailed report of the meeting will follow: [link]