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Palmdale Water District calls special meeting to discuss spending reductions

Posted by: Maven on June 5, 2009 at 5:47 am

From the Antelope Valley Press:

Palmdale Water District directors have called a special meeting tonight to discuss possible reductions in spending in the 2009 budget, which might include layoffs.

Among actions directors will consider to solve the cash shortfall faced by the district is ratifying a decision by General Manager Randy Hill to cancel some existing contracts and place others on hold. Projects identified for cancellation in a memo prepared by Hill include engineering for the water treatment plant operation and maintenance plan at a cost of $73,160 plus $1.1 million in upgrades to the water distribution system called Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, a computerized control system that monitors water levels.

Tonight’s meeting starts at 7 at the water district’s offices, 2029 East Ave. Q.

Projects expected to be put on hold include construction, drilling and equipping of three wells for a total cost of $1,377,522; conceptual design of the facilities yard master plan at a cost of $6,828; Littlerock Dam sediment removal at a cost of $242,807; and engineering for an electrolysis system at a cost of $35,775. The total of projects proposed to be put on hold comes to $1,662,932.

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June 5, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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