Harper Woods council approves sewer loan application, audit contract and multiple equipment and payments

The Harper Woods City Council voted on a slate of administrative resolutions at the meeting, including a resolution to adopt a Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) project plan and to designate an authorized project representative for the loan application. The council also approved a municipal audit contract, progress payments for a city-hall generator and a CDBG sidewalk program, purchases of municipal vehicles and equipment, a municipal finance dissemination-agent agreement and an operation-and-maintenance payment for the Milk River Drain.

Why it matters: The SRF application and the other approvals advance planned sewer repairs, essential facility upgrades and routine municipal services. The loan application could fund an estimated $5.2 million in sewer rehabilitation work; other items move capital projects and municipal operations forward.

Clean Water SRF loan resolution The council held a public hearing on a draft Clean Water State Revolving Fund project plan and then adopted a resolution to approve the final project planning document and designate an authorized project representative for submission to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). City staff explained the loan is a low-interest, 20-year loan; recent awards have carried roughly 1.8–2 percent interest and sometimes include principal forgiveness. Based on sewer televising and inspections, staff estimated about $5,200,000 in sewer…