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Parish staff outlines awarded $7 million sewer grant and siting plan for Ponchatoula High School service
Summary
Staff said the parish won a Water Sector grant for roughly $7 million to build a five‑acre sewer facility to serve Ponchatoula High School and another school; using an old pond site on parish property could save hundreds of thousands of dollars, and staff will seek a formal agreement with the sewer district for an eventual easement.
Parish staff updated the Tangipahoa Parish School Board about a sewer project intended to serve Ponchatoula High School and a neighboring school, saying the parish was awarded a grant through the Water Sector program and is working on siting and an agreement with the local sewer district.
Mr. Joe, a parish staff member, told the board the parish applied for “about a $7,000,000 grant” through the Water Sector program and was awarded funding. He said engineers from Spangler Engineering initially suggested locating the roughly five‑acre treatment…
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