TODD LASSA | FOR LNP | LANCASTERONLINE
When: Lancaster City Council meeting, June 23. Vice President John Hursh was absent.
What happened: Council voted 6-0 to accept $15 million in interim short-term financing to cover inflated costs of construction for the Susquehanna Large Diameter Transmission Main overhaul — a major project that will replace the water main from the Susquehanna River intake to the Lancaster water treatment plant.
Background: The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority last December offered $49.29 million in funding for the water pipeline overhaul, but bids received indicate the cost has risen to $67.1 million, according to Daryl Peck, Concord Public Finance principal.
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Columbia Spy documented Columbia’s involvement in the project HERE.
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