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Council authorizes Monmouth to join feasibility study for regional water treatment plant with opt‑out after phase 1
Summary
Council authorized the city manager to sign an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to join a multi‑jurisdictional feasibility and preliminary engineering study for a regional water treatment plant; Monmouth’s cost for the first phase is budgeted at about $295,000 and staff stressed Monmouth retains an "off ramp" at the end of phase 1.
The Monmouth City Council authorized the city manager to enter an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Polk County and the City of Independence to complete a feasibility study and preliminary engineering report for a regional water treatment plant by a 6-0 vote June 17.
David Carr, Monmouth’s city engineer, told council the IGA covers only phase 1 (feasibility and preliminary engineering) and gives each participating jurisdiction an opportunity to exit the process after that phase if the…
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