Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Water Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Stronghurst pursuing $3 million federal grant to drill new well above bluff
Summary
A guest presenter said the village is preparing a federal grant application to fund a roughly $3 million project to drill a new well above the bluff to resolve recurring shortages caused by a drying aquifer.
During old-business discussion on March 3, guest Doug Erickson presented options for the village's facility plan and said he is working with the finance committee to assemble information needed to apply for a federal grant to drill a new well above the bluff. The project was estimated at about $3 million; Doug and the finance committee indicated they are pursuing grant funding to cover that cost.
The presentation framed a new well as a long-term fix to recurring water shortages tied to a drying aquifer supplying the village. No formal vote or grant application approval was recorded at the meeting; the discussion was limited to options and preparation work by the finance committee. Doug's presentation was recorded as part of the board's facility-plan update work.
