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Monte Vista faces $49.8 million wastewater plant shortfall; council eyes grants, loans and congressional help
Summary
City manager told the Monte Vista City Council that two construction bids for a new wastewater treatment plant came in at about $49.8M and $52.0M while current funding totals $30M; council and staff outlined next steps including USDA talks, state loans, bond counsel engagement and a meeting with Congressman Hurd.
Monte Vista’s city manager told the City Council that two bids submitted for a long-planned wastewater treatment plant towered over available funding, setting up a months‑long process to find additional grants and loans.
“We had two bids that came. The low bid was $49,752,000. The other bid was $52,000,616,” City manager (S6) said, adding that the city currently has about $30,000,000 set aside for the project. He said the city must now decide which alternatives in the plans can be scaled back, phased or postponed.
The gap means staff will pursue multiple parallel strategies, S6…
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