Supervisors commit $4 million to Eagle Grove wastewater treatment plant

As per the economic development agreement between Wright County and Prestage Foods of Iowa, Wright County is responsible for assuring Prestage’s access to wastewater treatment. Since the economic development agreement was passed this summer, the City of Eagle Grove and Prestage Foods have been in discussions about how to improve the city’s wastewater treatment capacity to handle both the plant’s needs and the city’s future needs. Now that the project is being planned, an agreement for financial assistance from the county, the Wright County–Eagle Grove Utility Board Financial Support Agreement, has been written.

Bryce Davis, economic development director, outlined the financial agreement for the board of supervisors on Monday. The expected cost of the wastewater project is $16.2 million, with the county’s portion under the agreement being $4 million. If costs exceed the $16.2 million, the county will still be responsible for no more than $4 million, but if the costs total less than expected, the county’s obligation would proportionately decrease.

Read the full article in the December 1 edition of the Eagle.