Continue the Capacity Improvement Program to keep sewage out of residents' basements. Upgrade and replace sewage treatment plant equipment. The biggest judgments aren't technical between one project or another. Businesses will be more willing to move here, houses will be worth more. Raising sewage treatment rates won't hurt economic development, Rinehart said.
Most industries are willing to handle rates within a certain predictability.
Residents understand some factors are unknown or may change. As complicated as the law is right now, nobody can tell you exactly what you have to do to be in compliance. Too many variables exist. Residents can see their way to a sensible financial plan. Dan Wire looks at what the city already is investing in its sewers as a guide.