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The town of Wheatfield on May 9 unveiled a plan to spend $3.8 million to replace aging equipment in its existing wastewater treatment facility. The town council expects to raise
Candidates said no other issue in the city has been more discussed or dissected, and the representatives on both sides of the ballot question were in agreement that the lake desperately needs work.
"Rather than taking out a $25 million loan, we can reduce it to roughly $20 million with the $4.6 million in capital reserves we have available," Mayor Bob Everson said.
Partial lead pipe replacements are a common practice among utilities but can actually spike lead levels in individual homes, according to the EPA and other environmental groups.