1. Expansion Project in Jeopardy — Bids Discussed as Nearly Double the Budget The MAGSA Expansion Project, which had previously been discussed publicly as ~$27 million based on the Prop 218 election, had public comment stating bids north of $50 million. The board and staff are now scrambling to value-engineer the project — removing some electrical scope (deferring electric pump/motor work) and initially installing propane pumps only, and potentially replacing box culvert road crossings with cheaper pipe alternatives or eliminating non-essential road crossings entirely. The canal itself will remain designed at 300 CFS capacity, but initial pump installations will deliver significantly less flow. A public commenter urged that any major changes to design, capacity, or scope should involve public input before final decisions are made.
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