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Delray Beach to seek revenue bonds for $270M water treatment plant; CIP includes police HQ, Pompey Park and stormwater work
Summary
City staff presented a capital improvement program that centers on a $270 million water treatment plant to address PFAS, a planned $140 million initial revenue bond, a roughly $100 million police headquarters from a public-safety GO bond, and multiple neighborhood and resiliency projects.
City staff detailed an ambitious capital improvement program at a July 24 town hall that centers on replacing Delray Beach—s aging water treatment facility, addressing PFAS concerns and funding several large infrastructure projects.
Director of Public Works Missy Barletto and Chief Financial Officer Henry Dacouis said the city expects the new water treatment plant to cost about $270 million in total. Staff said they plan an initial revenue-bond transaction of about $140 million in the first year and a later tranche of roughly $130 million; construction will begin this winter and staff expect the plant to be "complete in early 2028." Barletto described the new plant as replacing a 63-year-old facility and moving from a lime-softening process to a nanofiltration approach.
Why it matters: Staff framed the project as the long-term solution to PFAS detections in parts of Delray Beach—s water system and as a…
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