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Lebanon committee narrows wastewater plant candidates to four, removes cost from its ranking matrix
Summary
The committee voted to narrow 12 candidate wastewater-treatment sites to four finalists and removed the cost criterion from the committee's ranking matrix, saying detailed land and off-site cost figures belong to council-level review. The committee instructed members to return sealed rankings on the remaining categories by next Wednesday.
The Lebanon Site Selection Committee voted to limit consideration to four candidate locations and approved removing the cost factor from its internal scoring matrix, saying hard cost figures should be developed before council-level decisions.
Chair Caldwell opened the meeting and, after the mayor's report on owner outreach, the committee discussed feasibility, infrastructure and growth-boundary impacts for the top four sites. A committee member moved to remove the cost section from the matrix and another seconded the motion; the committee carried the motion on a roll call and directed members to return sealed matrices on the remaining categories to Regina by next Wednesday so the council packet could be prepared for an August 4 review. "We don't have the land or grading numbers yet," a committee member said during debate, arguing that cost could not be fairly scored without consultant figures. Another member answered that costs are important but belong in the council's review.
The committee also approved a separate motion narrowing the pool to the four finalists presented by the mayor and consultant and scheduled an August 4 meeting to reveal the final rankings. The chair said the move advances the process while allowing council and staff to refine cost estimates and grading studies before a final location is selected.
