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Council examines water and sewer budget; staff to pursue study and secure land for future tower
Summary
Councilors reviewed water and sewer operating and capital items — chemicals, meter replacement, a $140,000 study to reassess plant capacity, and a proposed nearly $197,000 land purchase to reserve a site for a future water tower.
Isanti City councilors spent significant time on water and sewer budgets, questioning long-term capacity, near-term operating costs and several capital items.
Staff said $62,000 was budgeted for water treatment chemicals and $35,000 for meters (new-home meters are paid through building permits). For wastewater, staff listed about $80,000 for treatment chemicals and noted efforts to use biological treatments to reduce expensive sludge removal.
On capital needs,…
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