The Providence Journal (R.I.) – Upgrading the city’s wastewater treatment facility to comply with environmental regulations and handle the potential full build-out of East Providence’s waterfront may cost $70 million.
The total is contained in a plan drafted by experts hired by the city and approved last month by the state Department of Environmental Management. The department has been pressuring the city for years to make the improvements.
The City Council had a workshop April 14 and is expected to approve a 300-plus-page request for proposals at its Tuesday night meeting. Those proposals are to include private management of the sewer system, which would still be owned by the city.
Nonetheless, the cost has council members uneasy. [read more...]
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