Council backs WPCLF loan applications and bid steps for multiple sewer projects
City staff received Council authority to apply for WPCLF low-interest loans and to advertise bids for several sanitary-sewer projects, including the 2025 SSO reduction project, a 2026 SSO design contract, primary digester cover replacement and the Durling Park culvert replacement.
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Service Director Matt Hiscock briefed Council on a suite of wastewater projects and associated financing options. For the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Reduction Project, Hiscock said the City intends to apply for the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF), noting the cited example interest rate of 3.14% for a 20-year loan; the application could be for up to about $2 million. Council assigned Ordinance 26-013 to authorize applying for WPCLF assistance and moved the linked bid and design ordinances forward so the projects can proceed to procurement.
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