Helmsburg sewer district asks Brown County for $175,000 to avoid another rate hike
Adrian O'Shea and Connor Myers told the council bids for a new Helmsburg treatment plant came in about $1.7 million over budget and requested $175,000 to connect 10 households so the district can keep rates near $118 a month; council members asked for audits and financials before any county funds are committed.
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Adrian O'Shea, president of the Helmsburg Regional Sewer District, told the Brown County Council that bids for a planned new treatment plant came "about $1,700,000 over budget," and that the district needs a short-term lifeline to avoid pushing user rates higher.
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