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Hamlet city manager outlines $35 million in grants and loans, promises water and wastewater projects to break ground
Summary
The city manager told the council the city has secured more than $35 million in combined grants and loans for water, wastewater and downtown projects, reported engineering progress on treatment facilities and said the USDA loan is reimbursement-based (not a cash balance), urging transparency as projects move to construction.
The Hamlet City manager told the council on Monday that the city has secured what he described as the largest combined funding package in Hamlethistory, totaling "over $35,000,000" in grants and loans to modernize the water and wastewater systems and support downtown revitalization.
At a year-end review, the manager said engineering and design for the water treatment plant are 100% complete with state civil, mechanical and structural approvals and that an updated construction bid is expected this winter; he said he will bring the bid to the council in January and expects a February groundbreaking. The wastewater treatment modernization is roughly 80% through engineering, he said, with a $6,000,000 grant and an $11,500,000 low-interest…
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