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Florence council approves ordinance authorizing up to $270 million in bonds for water and sewer projects
Summary
At second reading the Florence City Council approved bill 2025-26 allowing up to $270 million in bond authority to fund water-quality upgrades, surface-water plant capacity increases and sewer system fixes; councilmembers and staff said an initial $127 million will be borrowed and projects will be phased over several years.
The Florence City Council on second reading approved bill 2025-26, an amendment to a prior bond ordinance that authorizes up to $270,000,000 in bonds to fund improvements to the city's waterworks and sewer systems.
Council Manager Bailey asked staff for clarification before the vote. Scotty, a city staff member who presented details of the ordinance, said the bond package includes about $80,000,000 earmarked for water-quality work across the system, roughly $35,000,000 for upfitting a surface-water treatment plant to increase capacity from 10 million gallons per day to 15 million gallons per day, and additional projects targeting sewer bottlenecks on the city's east side. He said the council will initially issue approximately $127,000,000, borrowing only what can reasonably be spent over the next year or two and…
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