Ordered to replace several thousand feet of sewer pipe, a city in the US South braces for the bite of the Trump tariffs

摘要

The utility director of the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA, has warned other directors that volatility in the steel market caused by President Trump's steel tariffs may impact the price the city spends on pipe to comply with a federal consent decree. As reported by Dave Hughes of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Jerry Walters briefed directors on 21 August as they prepared to consider a resolution to make a nearly $1.33 million initial payment for several thousand feet of pipe as part of sewer system capacity improvements. The work, to be done by Kajacs Contractors Inc (Poplar Bluff, Missouri), is estimated to cost about $10 million.