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By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
MILFORD — Water meters don’t sound like a big deal until yours is on the fritz, and on Thursday, Milford celebrated the installation of 635 new meters that will improve accuracy and efficiency, and make it much easier on the utility staff.
The project is one of several coordinated by HELP — Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program — — which cost $356,000, in which 80 percent of the cost was covered by the state.
Money was provided by Indiana’s Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
Kosciusko County Commissioner Cary Groninger talked about the importance of the new meters.
“Water meters aren’t that sexy, but it is important to the infrastructure of the community, and when you don’t have good, clean drinking water, all of a sudden you realize how important that is,” Groninger said.
The town had been working on the project for two years. Final meters were installed in June.
Town Council President Doug Ruch explained how the dire had become.
“At one time, we were up to well over 60 percent of them not reading correctly,” he said.
Ruch was asked if this project could have happened without the support of OCRA and HELP.
“No — and I say that because to put that burden on the utility customers, it would have been a tremendous increase,” he said.
Amy Roe, who coordinates HELP and was hired by the county to serve in that role, has been working with numerous towns on various projects. Earlier this year, they celebrated a major sidewalk project in Pierceton, and on Saturday, officials will unveil a new mural outside the post office in Etna Green.
Start time for the unveiling is 10 a.m., and WRSW-FM will broadcast the event with a remote.
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