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Yelm officials say sewer plant commissioning, parks, reservoir and road projects will advance this year
Summary
City staff updated the council Feb. 3 on capital projects: the Water Resource Facility is entering final commissioning and loan repayment, grinder-pump conversions are planned but Ecology has ownership concerns, Cochrane Park Phase 2 awaits Ecology approval, the Southeast Reservoir nears online status, Fuller footpath has $1M federal support, and veterans memorial design and funding needs were reviewed.
City staff gave a comprehensive capital-projects briefing to the Yelm City Council during a Feb. 3 study session, outlining schedules, funding and outstanding approvals for sewer, parks, water and road projects across the city.
Cody, co-director, and Brad, project and programs manager, said the long-running Water Resource Facility (WRF) project has reached final phases: liquids systems are effectively complete and the solids side is scheduled to begin commissioning in the coming months. Cody reminded the council that the city used a Department of Ecology loan of about $36,000,000 to build the plant and said loan repayments will start next year; he also said a recent sewer-rate study indicates the city can hold existing rates in the near term while continuing to review opportunities to lower rates in future budgets.
Staff described work to replace older shared step septic tanks with grinder pumps. Presenters said grinder pumps are smaller, easier to repair and simplify…
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