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Tarentum approves $600,000 additional commitment to DEP-required Seventh/Ormond sewer project
Summary
Council voted unanimously to commit additional borough funds after a multi-year delay left a 2018 DEP-required sewer project facing cost escalation to roughly $1 million; the borough will cover a larger local match so $400,000 in county grants can be accepted.
Tarentum Borough Council voted unanimously to commit the additional local match needed to rebid and complete a state-required sewer project on Seventh and Ormond streets, after the borough’s manager told council the job now costs roughly $1 million. The project began in 2018 as a DEP-required sewer upgrade with an original estimated cost of about $550,000; combined community development grants (CDBG and GEDTF) covered about $390,000 and the borough’s original match was about $150,000. Borough Manager Dwight Bodorf told council delays, county staffing turnover and the…
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