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Lowell officials present $99.8 million five‑year water CIP; loan orders set for public hearing
Summary
City staff outlined a five‑year Water Enterprise capital plan totaling $99.8 million, tied to sewer‑separation work and Rourke Bridge utility needs; council referred related loan orders to a public hearing on April 15.
Lowell City officials on the council meeting described a proposed five‑year capital improvement plan for the Lowell Regional Water Utility totaling $99,800,000 and asked the council to consider loan orders that would fund parts of the work.
The plan covers multiple large projects including a $23.5 million treatment‑facility upgrade, about $10.4 million in utility work to support the Rourke Bridge, $26 million in water improvements timed with the sewer‑separation (CSO) project, and additional funding for cast‑iron main replacements, lead service work and meter replacements. City staff said some previously authorized loan dollars will be rescinded and re‑issued in a single, updated financing package.
Why it matters: Councilors and department leaders said the work is intended to protect water…
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