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Monte Vista authorizes $1 million DOLA grant application as wastewater plant costs rise
Summary
City council approved staff to apply for a $1,000,000 DOLA Energy and Mineral Impact Grant to help cover a growing shortfall for the wastewater treatment plant; staff said USDA funds would serve as the local match and estimated construction costs have climbed to $42–48 million.
Monte Vista city council voted to let staff apply for a $1,000,000 Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Energy and Mineral Impact Grant to help plug a funding gap for a new wastewater treatment plant.
The motion, moved and seconded by council members during the meeting, passed on a voice vote. City staff said the DOLA grant allows the city to use secured USDA funding as the required match rather than drawing directly from city reserves.
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