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Stetsonville board directs consultants to pursue Wastewater Regionalization (Plan 3) to Medford plant
Summary
After a prior public hearing, the Village of Stetsonville board voted to direct consultants from Short, Elliot & Hendrickson to implement Plan 3 to route village wastewater to the City of Medford treatment plant; the motion passed unanimously.
The Village of Stetsonville on July 21 approved a motion directing engineering consultants Short, Elliot & Hendrickson (SEH) to proceed with Plan 3, routing the village’s wastewater to the City of Medford treatment plant. Trustee Al Riemer moved the directive and Trustee Will McCarron seconded; the board recorded "all ayes."
The motion followed a public hearing held immediately before the regular meeting in which SEH representatives Dylan Friss and Nate Nickerson presented regionalization options (hearing details attached in meeting materials). The decision to pursue Plan 3 formally authorizes SEH to take the next steps necessary for implementation.
Village officials discussed operational questions tied to regionalization, including what to do with the village’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) buildings once flows are diverted to Medford and the timeline for system adjustments. Municipal staff reported City of Medford has been assisting with current operations, and AMS is completing sludge removal in village ponds. Well #2 is out of service and awaiting parts.
The board did not record a dollar-amount appropriation in the minutes; consultants were directed to proceed with implementation work. The next procedural step recorded in the minutes is for SEH to move forward as necessary to implement Plan 3; any required contracts, cost estimates and formal intergovernmental agreements were not specified in the minutes and will need to be provided in subsequent meetings.
