RENO COUNTY, Kan. — Reno County Commissioners approved two resolutions for the temporary notes to allow for the purchase of the land for the Yoder and HABIT sewer expansion project at their meeting Wednesday. Cost for the land is $350,000.
The option chosen by the commission was to issue temporary notes with county funds that will be repaid by the sewer districts when financing for the project is in place.
The sewer districts have been in the need of system enhancements/upgrades since 2018. In 2019, Schwab Eaton prepared a report of the sewer district options that had a cost of around $3 million.
Since that time, the county has learned of a proposed expansion of the law enforcement center that meant the project needed to be reevaluated.
Inflationary costs have also risen since that time. The most recent estimate for the project is $6,133,100 that includes the $350,000 needed for the purchase of land required.
The land required is on property that the county currently uses for HABIT's lagoons. Additional lagoons are needed for both the Yoder sewer district and the expansion of the law enforcement training center. There will also be adequate land if more lagoons are needed in the future with possible industrial growth.
Now all the dates are in order for the current landowner to complete their subsequent transaction and the bonds are scheduled to go out for sale later this month.
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