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Council, staff stress urgency of wastewater plant upgrade as grant eligibility hinges on rate study
Summary
City leaders described the proposed wastewater treatment plant as necessary to meet state standards and said passing a rate study is a required condition to be eligible for a $75 million state grant; council scheduled public workshops on Sept. 30 and Oct. 6 to explain rate impacts.
Greenfield Mayor White and city staff told the City Council that the city must replace its aging wastewater treatment plant to meet state standards and to remain eligible for state funding for a proposed $110,000,000 project.
The council’s discussion on the treatment plant centered on financing and the role of a rate study required by the state. "We have to pass the rate study in order for us to be eligible to receive the $75,000,000 grant," Mayor White said. He added that the state also offered low-interest loans and that the city must show it has a mechanism to repay any loan portion.
The rate study lays out potential monthly sewer rates under different financing scenarios, Mayor White and city staff said. "The new program says they can grant us $75,000,000 and…
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