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Mason County OKs MOU to study Bremerton sewer service after heated debate over capacity and costs
Summary
The Mason County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 25 to enter a memorandum of understanding with the City of Bremerton to study potential sewer service into part of the Puget Sound Industrial Center, approving a time‑bound feasibility study while several commissioners and residents warned of capacity, cost and competition risks.
The Mason County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 25 to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the City of Bremerton to evaluate whether Bremerton could be served by — or connect to — Mason County sewer infrastructure serving a portion of the Puget Sound Industrial Center.
Mason County public‑works staff described the MOU as a framework for a preliminary engineering and financial evaluation that would quantify capital, operational and financial impacts for both jurisdictions. The draft adds deadlines: the feasibility study should be completed within 180 days of executing the MOU, and Mason County would have 90 days after the study to decide whether providing service is in the county’s interest.
"Both parties agree to conduct a preliminary engineering and financial evaluation that quantifies capital, financial, and operational impacts for both…
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