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Council expands waterworks/sewer bond projects, earmarks $80 million for water-quality fixes
Summary
Council approved a first-reading ordinance broadening projects tied to a previously adopted bond and earmarking $80 million to address high-iron 'brown water' and other system improvements; staff estimated a multiyear construction timeline and said some actions will rely on other funding sources.
City Council approved first reading of an ordinance to amend a prior bond ordinance governing combined waterworks and sewer system capital improvements, expanding the defined projects and authorizing additional work. The ordinance, described in the meeting as an amendment to an ordinance adopted in 1989 (as amended), increases the list of eligible projects to include sewer maintenance in East Florence, Hemonsville-Florence interceptor improvements, and other general system maintenance.
City staff described the…
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