$28M for wastewater plant improvements under scope.Byline: Matthew Bruun LEOMINSTER - The City Council got its first look this week at a request to borrow $28 million for improvements to the city's wastewater treatment plant Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works
Director of Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. Patrick R. LaPointe and DPW DPW n abbr (US) (= Department of Public Works) → ministerio de obras públicas Business Manager Roger H. Brooks urged councilors to support the loan order, which is expected to be offset by millions of dollars in federal stimulus funds. The city is also seeking a zero-interest loan from the state. "We're not going to get a better opportunity," Mr. LaPointe told the council Monday. Mr. Brooks told councilors that never before has federal money been made available to cities and towns for such projects, and the zero-interest loan program will also save municipalities millions of dollars. "It has never been more affordable," he said. Mr. Brooks said he was confident the city would do well on construction bids for the project because contractors are hungry for jobs like this. Frank R. Montolio, a city resident, told councilors he was upset the taxpayers would have to pay for a $28 million facility because toads 20 miles downstream were being injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. by phosphorus phosphorus (fŏs`fərəs) [Gr.,=light-bearing], nonmetallic chemical element; symbol P; at. no. 15; at. wt. 30.97376; m.p. 44.1°C;; b.p. about 280°C;; sp. gr. 1.82 at 20°C;; valence −3, +3, or +5. in the wastewater plant's effluent. "It seems to me $28 million is a lot of money to spend on a toad family," Mr. Montolio said. "Can't we relocate them?" Mr. Montolio also voiced his concern about sewer rate increases that were pending before the council, noting residents are already facing increased costs from rising property taxes, an expected hike in the sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. and the possibility of local options taxes. "All of this in the worst economy we have had since the Great Depression," he said. "Does that make any kind of sense? To me it's outrageous." Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella's loan request was referred to the council's Finance Committee for more detailed review. |
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