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City moves to authorize up to $7.37 million IEPA loan and related contracts for lead service-line replacements
Summary
City staff told the council the IEPA loan process is time-sensitive and recommends using bypass funding to secure financing for roughly 321 replacements now (with a second packaged application later); council approved the ordinance and related contracts to pursue IEPA funding and construction engineering services.
City staff outlined a plan to finance lead service-line replacement work and asked the council to authorize steps necessary to secure Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) loan funding. The council approved an ordinance and related resolutions that staff said are required to submit IEPA loan applications and to include construction engineering in the loan package.
A city staff member told the council the city has roughly 800 service lines citywide, about 100 of which will be addressed through routine capital projects, leaving approximately 700 needing separate…
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