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Mayor updates board on multi‑hundred‑million‑dollar sewer project and state/federal outreach
Summary
Mayor Ford reported on meetings with state and federal officials seeking funding for the long‑term DeSoto County sewer solution, described as a roughly $300 million project and governed by a federal court order requiring disconnection from Memphis within eight years.
Mayor Ford briefed the Board of Aldermen on efforts to secure funding and political support for the city’s transition away from Memphis sewage treatment to regional treatment at facilities in DeSoto County.
Ford said the issue stems from a federal court decision that requires disconnection from Memphis and establishing treatment at DeSoto County facilities; the mayor described the…
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