ORLEANS A bright red crane stood out against a nearly cloudless blue spring sky, hoisting blocks of scaffolding from the site’s access road into a massive concrete foundation.
The scaffolding was part of a temporary support system for the pouring of the slab of the first floor of Orleans’ new $38.1 million wastewater treatment plant, which is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2022. For the past two years, Orleans streets also bustled with crews installing the pipes for the $21.4 million downtown sewer collection system.
This is a moment capping over two decades of contentious debate in Orleans, and one that Alan McClennen, a former longtime Orleans select board member, could scarcely have believed possible just a few years ago when the cost of the town’s wastewater cleanup plan seemed insurmountable.
Rep. Ed Lewis Capitol Report from April 26 -30
Missouri State 6th District Rep. Ed Lewis
Note: The following Capitol Report is from Missouri House District 6 Representative Ed Lewis of Moberly as he shares legislative highlights from the week of April 26-30. Rep. Lewis can be reached by calling 573-751-6566 or email at: Ed.Lewis@housemo.gov.
This week (April 26-30) the Senate passed the budget we have worked on for the last three months and added amendments and sent it back to the house. These bills will now go to conference to resolve differences between the Senate version and the House version of the Budget bills.
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Note: The following Capitol Report is from Missouri House District 6 Representative Ed Lewis of Moberly as he shares legislative highlights moberlymonitor.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from moberlymonitor.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.