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City staff: $2.7M legislative appropriation for water‑plant expansion; DEP programs won’t cover full cost
Summary
CAS Government Services told the Moore Haven City Council that the city received a $2.7 million legislative appropriation for a water‑plant expansion but only half the funding is available; staff said current DEP grants would not apply and recommended pursuing SRF loan options or congressional funding while continuing grant work on metering and stormwater.
CAS Government Services representative Vanassche told the Moore Haven City Council on Aug. 5 that the city has a $2.7 million legislative appropriation earmarked for a water‑plant expansion but only half of that amount is currently available.
Vanassche said the city has begun preliminary paperwork and submitted materials to the Department of Environmental Protection; he reported that the two DEP grant programs currently open (an alternative water supply program and a source program) would not cover the water‑plant expansion. He advised the council that the State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan program is the most likely DEP funding route and also noted a federal grant application filed through the local congressman’s office. He recommended keeping the item on the city’s 2026 legislative funding request list.
Vanassche also reported that the City Hall Hardening Project received a six‑month time extension and now has a grant end date of December 2025; staff have asked for a later scope amendment to follow the extension. He said the city has submitted a grant application for an automatic metering program and is working on a stormwater improvement grant for Riverside Drive between Avenues K and L.
Why it matters: the water‑plant expansion is a capital project with potential multi‑year costs and funding dependencies; the council was told that conventional DEP grant programs in effect may not cover the project and that SRF loan or federal appropriations are alternatives.
What happens next: staff will pursue SRF loan options, continue grant applications (including metering and stormwater work), and keep the item in the legislative funding requests for 2026. The council did not take a final financing action at the meeting.
