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Erie outlines water-plant plan and big-ticket utility projects; grants and rates central
Summary
Councilors heard a preview of the multiyear water program: early design funded with cash, major construction funded by revenue bonds, and reliance on grants for some solar/wastewater elements; staff warned of schedule and rate implications and pledged a 2026 rate study.
Town staff briefed the council on Erie’s multiyear utility program, which includes design and early work for a new water treatment plant followed by bond-financed construction and other large projects such as conveyance lines and Windy Gap / NISP firming payments.
On funding strategy, staff said: "Initially, we're gonna fund the design…
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