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Rush County considers bond, EPA grant and IDEM permit for new transfer station
Summary
The Solid Waste Management District told the council it has applied for an EPA grant and will seek an IDEM permit for a new transfer station; the district is seeking council approval to proceed with bonding under its own authority, with an initial $3 million placeholder bond and an estimated tax impact of roughly 0.0192 (about 2¢ per $100 assessed value).
Lisa Carpenter, director of the Solid Waste Management District, told the Rush County council the district is advancing plans for a new transfer station and is seeking the council—s approval to proceed with financing steps.
Carpenter said the district applied for a federal EPA grant covering the entire project and passed the grant—s first threshold; the agency expects to award the grant in December. Separately, the district will submit an Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) permit application in the coming weeks, she said. "If we are awarded the grant, some of these steps may not need to be completed," she added.
The district has proposed…
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