After months of debate, the city's wastewater treatment plant officially has a new owner.
On Tuesday, March 2, City Council members voted 4-1 in favor for the $235 million sale of York's wastewater treatment plant to Pennsylvania-American Water. In accordance with the purchasing agreement, $20 million of the sale will be allocated to help the city offset legacy costs and pay off sewer revenue bonds. Councilwoman Edquina Washington was the lone dissenting vote. Councilwoman Washington had previously voiced concerns over the sale.
"It is another step forward in a relatively complex process to transfer one of the city's largest assets," Mayor Michael Helfrich said.