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Florence council approves ordinance authorizing up to $270 million in water and sewer bonds
Summary
The Florence City Council approved a second-reading ordinance authorizing up to $270 million in capital improvement revenue bonds for water and sewer system projects, with an initial borrowing of about $127 million focused on water-quality upgrades, plant and well work, and sewer bottlenecks in the city’s east side.
The Florence City Council approved an ordinance at second reading authorizing issuance of combined waterworks and sewage system capital improvement revenue bonds totaling up to $270,000,000. Council voted by voice to pass the measure after staff summarized projects and answered council questions.
City staff said the bond package will fund a range of water and sewer projects, with about $80,000,000 earmarked for water-quality improvements and approximately $35,000,000 for upfitting the surface-water plant to raise capacity from 10 million to 15 million gallons per day. Staff said the city operates 33 wells and 14 water plants and expects to…
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