Albion’s village board authorized up to $8.34 million in bonds and bond-anticipation notes on July 22 for a water-distribution project involving approximately 13,500 feet of new main. The resolution describes new loops along Butts Road and Densmore Street/Moore Street, replacements along East State Street and Moore Street, and a new crossing beneath the Barge Canal. The board’s stated goals were improved reliability, hydraulic performance and fire protection. Its financing plan allows grants received to reduce the authorized debt dollar for dollar. A separate resolution authorized a $3.34 million local match using DWSRF loan funds and an application to the state Water Infrastructure Improvement program. The July record does not establish that the requested grant was awarded or that the full authorized debt was issued. The bond resolution says repayment is a general obligation of the village and makes the resolution subject to a permissive referendum. Those provisions describe the authorization; the minutes do not establish whether a referendum petition was filed or provide a final household cost. The board also adopted a negative environmental declaration for the project, finding in its review that an environmental-impact statement was not required. Other water work advanced during the summer. On July 22, the board accepted an EJP leak-detector proposal for up to $50,000, asked for 20 additional units and directed use of water-fund balance with the final figure tied to the quote. On August 12, it accepted Riveredge Environmental’s $45,545 proposal for an Oak Orchard Creek mussel survey and relocation associated with WIIA Phase 1. These are recorded spending approvals, not findings that the work was completed. The September 9 minutes report a separate need to replace or repair the water-treatment plant intake line, with financing options to be provided later. The September 23 draft instead describes a new chemical and air-feed line, with quotes still to be reviewed and possible use of fund balance. The records do not establish that those descriptions concern the same work, so they should not be merged into a single approved repair. For residents, the distinction is between a large capital authorization, specific summer proposals and later maintenance discussions that had not yet produced a recorded price or award. The September 23 original is watermarked Draft; its account is provisional even though the document index labels it minutes. Sources: [Board of Trustees 2026-07-22](https://villageofalbionny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.22.26-workshop.pdf) · [Board of Trustees 2026-08-12](https://villageofalbionny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/8.12.26-regular-meeting-2.pdf) · [Board of Trustees 2026-09-09](https://villageofalbionny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/9.9.26-regular-meeting-2.pdf) · [Board of Trustees 2026-09-23](https://villageofalbionny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/9.23.26-workshop-1.pdf)