City goals: plant upgrade, new library

April 19, 2023

Benny Westcott

City Manager Kelcey Young, left, and Library Services Director Megan Dazey watch a PowerPoint presentation during an April 11 city goals meeting at City Hall.

The Sweet Home City Council identified 16 goals - including funding for an upgraded wastewater treatment plant and a new library - for the 2023-24 fiscal year during its meeting Tuesday, April 11.

A resolution to adopt these goals is set for an April 25 vote.

Specific goals for the Mahler Water Reclamation Facility included funding and the creation of bid documents, plus such upgrades as a new backwash pump, variable drive controllers and a raw water control valve to replace a failed one in the intake building.

Officials have repeatedly noted that the outdated facility, which was built...

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