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Engineer briefs commission on outdated facilities plan and $60,000 predevelopment grant option
Summary
The city’s engineer told the commission the town’s facilities plan, written in the 1990s, does not meet current state requirements and recommended pursuing a USD RD water and waste predevelopment planning grant (up to $60,000) that would require a 25% local match and the city to bankroll the report until federal approval.
Zach, the city engineer, told the City Commission on Dec. 2 that the town’s existing facilities plan — originally prepared in the 1990s — “does not meet minimum requirements” after a 2024 review and needs a major update to qualify for state and federal infrastructure funding.
Zach said an applicable funding option is the Water and Waste Disposal predevelopment planning grant through USD RD, which the meeting record described as “up to $60,000” and requiring a 25% local cash match. “Part of this grant is that the city has to fund the report until it’s completed, meaning it’s, like, approved by the federal government,” Zach said, describing the upfront cost responsibilities for the city.
He outlined the scope of a…
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