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Auburn council accepts Green Means Go grant to fund Auburn–Bowman sewer interconnection feasibility study
Summary
The council unanimously approved accepting a SACOG Green Means Go grant (roughly $327,180.53) to fund a feasibility study for sewer interconnection between Auburn and the Bowman area and authorized the city manager to execute necessary documents.
The Auburn City Council voted April 28 to accept a Green Means Go grant and authorize the city manager to execute documents to fund an Auburn–Bowman sewer interconnection feasibility study.
Councilmember Dowden Calvillo moved adoption of a resolution accepting the SACOG Green Means Go grant of $327,180.53 to support the Auburn–Bowman Sewer interconnection feasibility study and authorizing the city manager to execute necessary documents; the motion was seconded and approved by roll call.
Dowden Calvillo framed the award as a reallocation and partnership success following earlier SACOG and Placer County work. She told the council the county had returned funds so Auburn could examine sewer and infrastructure connections in the Bowman area and said, “So that, again, is consistent with Green Means Go. And so I just I wanted to applaud the efforts of not only the city staff, but county staff and the board of supervisors for making this happen for us.”
Councilmembers voted in favor of the resolution by roll call. The grant funds were described in the staff report as reimbursable transportation-related funds to support design and feasibility work focused on sewer interconnection and related infrastructure in Auburn’s sphere of influence near Bowman. City staff said the study will focus on sewer and infrastructure feasibility rather than committing the city to annexation or project construction; future policy, budget and environmental approvals would be required before any capital work.
Next steps: upon execution of grant documents, staff will proceed with consultant selection and scope development to begin the feasibility study, and will return to the council with a budget and schedule for the resulting work.
