In a nonbinding referendum, residents said they would not favor combining the Highland Water Co. with the city's pressurized irrigation system. Voting no were 753, while only 355 favored the proposal.
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A second ballot measure then became moot. It sought guidance on what direction the combination should go, if one were carried out: Should the governing body for the systems be a city department or a metropolitan water district?For the record, the city department beat the metro water district plan, 228 to 122.