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Commissioners press for engineer to explain why sewer-plant bids far exceed estimates as SRF grant deadline nears
Summary
County officials were told the sewer-plant project will proceed to secure SRF or OCCRRA funding, but commissioners raised serious concerns that construction bids were about double engineering estimates and asked staff to invite project engineers to the next meeting for explanations; staff said permits and funding paperwork must be ready by mid-December.
Commissioners pressed staff and project representatives for clarity after being told a sewer-plant upgrade will go forward under the current plan and that state or OCCRRA funding requires permits and a closing by the middle of December.
A presenter (Speaker 11) said the plant project is proceeding and that some transfer-station needs would be presented separately. He said the permitting and funding…
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