Wed, Nov 25 2009
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Seneca asks Milnot to share cost of sewer plant If Milnot contributes $2.8 million, it would reduce the amount the city would have to borrow so that the average Seneca resident would see his monthly bill increase from $15.45 to $26.53, according to city documents. Milnot’s average monthly bill would rise from about $7,370 to more than $16,015.
If the city borrows the full amount, the average resident’s monthly bill will rise to $36.22; Milnot’s would increase to $23,890. Roark said the rate increases would still be lower than what both residents and businesses would have to pay if the proposal fails and the city finances the work through a lease-purchase agreement. That scenario would mean the city is paying interest rates of about 6 percent, compared to the 2.5 percent rate from the state’s revolving loan fund. Regardless of whether the November issue passes, the new plant still will have to be built, Roark said, or the city risks losing its wastewater license. “If we lose our license with them (DEQ), we are in a world of hurt,” he said. The city’s sewer issue will only require a simple majority for passage, but Seneca residents also will be asked to approve a nearly $10 million bond issue in November for construction of a new elementary school and additions to the high school. Roark said he did not know whether the addition of the city proposal would help, hurt, or have no impact on the school district’s ballot. Seneca Superintendent Rick Cook said he could not comment on whether the city’s issue would impact district plans. Timeline The site identified for the proposed sewer treatment plant for Seneca would be near the current lagoon system. If the bond issue is approved, construction would be finished in the fall of 2011, said Mayor Gary Roark. 
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