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I find it strange that the City's position is that the church is responsible for the shut off valve, commonly called a curb stop. Normal engineering procedure is to install a curb stop on every service line. This valve is normally located at the edge of the street right of way. The placement of this valve should have been part of the initial water system construction, and paid for by special assessment, grant or whatever.
The property owner is responsible for the water line from this valve to their house or business place. The City uses the curb stop to shut water off to the serviced property owner if the water bill isn't paid, or construction is underway on the lot.
What I suggest is that the church either already paid for a curb stop in an earlier assessment and didn't get one, or everyone in the initial construction contract was assessed less because the church didn't get one. In either case, the City should pay, not the church.
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