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Greenfield proposes sewer-rate increases as plant replacement and state funding shortfall leave financing gap
Summary
City consultants told the Greenfield City Council that replacing the aging wastewater treatment plant could cost about $111 million and recommended a rate structure combining fixed and usage-based charges; the city outlined two financing scenarios depending on state grant support and opened a 45‑day protest process if council adopts rates.
Greenfield City officials on Tuesday outlined a proposed sewer-rate and fee structure intended to finance a planned replacement of the city's wastewater treatment plant after state funding expectations changed.
Consultant Tony Nisic of M and S Engineers said the replacement and related system work is estimated at about $111 million and that the city's sewer fund currently has a zero balance, requiring early rate increases to cover debt service, reserves and operations. "The current estimates around $111 plus million," Nisic said during the workshop.
The workshop presented two financing scenarios. Under "Option 1," the city would receive roughly $75 million in state grant funding and use a state revolving fund (SRF) loan for the remainder (about $36.3 million in the consultant's example). Under "Option 2," the…
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