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St. Armand accepts $1M state grant and SRF loan to meet wastewater disinfection order
Summary
The Town Board approved acceptance of a $1,000,000 NYS WQIP grant and SRF financing to implement a wastewater disinfection project required by a DEC consent order; estimated project cost is $1.6 million and EFC offered a 0% 30‑year hardship loan to cover an estimated $600,000 overage.
The St. Armand Town Board on Feb. 19 accepted state financing to advance a wastewater disinfection project required under a Department of Environmental Conservation consent order.
Anna Renyolds of the Essex County Planning Office told the board that the town applied last July for a seasonal disinfection grant and "it was awarded this December for $1,000,000." She said engineers estimate total construction costs at about $1,600,000, leaving a potential shortfall of roughly $600,000; the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation is offering a 0% 30‑year hardship loan to cover the overage, with the loan offer expiring in July 2025. The town hired M.J. Engineering to design the project and engineers are completing final designs.
Councilperson Sheridan Swinyer moved the resolution to accept SRF financing and Councilperson JP O'Neil seconded. The resolution passed by roll call: Supervisor Davina Thurston, Sheridan Swinyer and JP O'Neil voted AYE; Deputy Supervisor Karl Law and Councilperson Donna Whitelaw were recorded as RECUSED (online). The resolution authorizes using SRF proceeds while awaiting grant payments and contemplates some matching loan funds as needed.
The board and presenters said the town will continue to seek additional grants to reduce borrowing. Next steps listed in the meeting record are final design completion, coordination with the EFC for loan closing options, and pursuing supplementary grants to lower the town's net borrowing requirement.
