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Council approves sewer loan, pump purchase and accepts FEMA SAFER grant
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Anacortes City Council adopted Ordinance 5006, authorizing a $4.5 million interfund loan from the water fund to wastewater for the CSO project; approved a $143,750 pump purchase for Pump Station 13; and accepted a FEMA SAFER grant to create three new fire department FTEs beginning in 2026.
Anacortes City Council members on Oct. 13 approved three formal actions affecting the city’s sewer capital work, wastewater pump reliability and fire-department staffing.
Ordinance 5006 authorized an interfund loan of $4,500,000 from the water fund to the wastewater fund to begin construction on a combined sewer overflow (CSO) pump station. The council adopted the ordinance on a voice vote; the clerk recorded unanimous support among members present.
The council also approved a $143,750 contract with Whitney Equipment Company to purchase a replacement/backup pump for Pump…
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