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Meeker County approves resolution to apply for Minnesota Clean Water Partnership septic loan funds
Summary
The county authorized a loan agreement application under the Minnesota Clean Water Partnership to fund septic system upgrades, with staff estimating roughly $275,000 could upgrade about 15 systems; final loan interest rates will be set when the loan is awarded.
Meeker County on June 17 approved a resolution authorizing the county to apply for a Minnesota Clean Water Partnership loan to fund septic system upgrades.
Greg Schultz, who presented the item, said the resolution authorizes the county to apply for GO loans to fund the county’s Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Clean Water Program. He told commissioners the program funding amount would likely be about $275,000 and that amount “will probably roughly upgrade about 15 septic systems.”
Schultz said the county does not yet know the interest rate the state will set when the loan is awarded. He reviewed recent loan history, saying the earlier program once had a 0% rate, and later rates had been about 1.5%. He said: “We can put another 1.5% on top of their loan rate. So it’ll probably be for the customer, it’ll probably be anywhere from 3 to 4% is what we’ll be charging the customers for.”
Commissioner Schmidt moved to approve Resolution 2025‑06 authorizing Meeker County to enter into the Minnesota Clean Water Partnership loan agreement; Commissioner Van Ort seconded. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote; commissioners voted yes and the resolution carried.
Program details: county staff said $275,000 would be expected to fund roughly 15 septic upgrades and that repayment is structured so the loan may be assessed to property tax with a 10‑year amortization; if a property sells before the loan term ends the outstanding balance is due at sale. Staff said the county has historically used similar loan funds and has largely exhausted prior allocations in past rounds.
Next steps: county staff will submit the application to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and, if awarded, will finalize program interest rates and loan terms with applicants per state requirements.
