A pipe is broken on Hamilton Street and a new liner is needed to be put in, but the cost to the town could be as high as $50,000 if they go ahead and fix it.

As discussed at the Davidson town council meeting last Tuesday, if the pipe goes unfixed there is potential that it could block and sewage could back up into people’s basements along the street. Council decided they are going to wait for now to come to a decision on what to do, as they would like to meet first with the people who would fix the pipe to get an idea on what is really needed.

It would cost $50,000 to fix pipes along the whole street and $18,000 to fix the two-metre section on Hamilton Street that is in need of repair. Council learned nothing is budgeted for this work, but they could dip into the $47,000 that is budgeted for repairs to the water treatment plant to complete this project.

Davidson town council stated at the meeting that the pipes throughout town are past their life expectancy and a long-term plan is needed for infrastructure repairs.

To read more please see the July 22 print edition of The Davidson Leader.