Water Line Break Closes Street

                                                                                                                 photo by Rachel Jenkins
Employees of Harvey Construction fill in the hole made during work on a water line.

    A break in a water line occurred in the area just north of SR 22 on Maple Street. Town employees worked to rectify the situation but had to stop when it became evident that the problem extended under the highway.  An emergency meeting of the town council was called on December 27 and Harvey Construction was hired to replace the broken line, which included boring a new line under the highway.  For a few days Maple Street was blocked at SR 22.  Funding for this project will
come from the Water Utility and is estimated to be no more than $75,000.
    Greentown Water Superintendent, Kevin Moss, reports that there have been 5 breaks in the area from Lincoln Street to SR 22 in the last year alone.  The piping in this area is of pipe dating back to 1959.  It was observed that much of the town’s infrastructure is old enough to cause problems and more replacements may be needed in the future.