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Grand Rapids approves multiple water, sewer and filtration expenditures and budget substitutions
Summary
The commission approved budget substitutions and contracts to fund drinking-water and wastewater capital work including a city match to DWRF projects, grit-tank improvements, lead service-line work and facade repairs at the Lake Michigan Filtration Plant.
The Grand Rapids commission approved a series of budget substitutions, contract awards and authorizations to advance water and wastewater capital projects across the city.
Ty Verbrugge, utility financial officer, explained a budget substitution of $1,596,115 to cover the city’s match portion of projects funded by the state Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF). Verbrugge said the city issued a DWRF bond in July and the proceeds will cover most project costs, but some…
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