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CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. -1983
A RESOLUTION CONCURRING WITH THE WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION IN
PROCEEDING WITH SOLVING A PART OF VAN BUREN'S SEWER PROBLEMS
WITHOUT EPA ASSISTANCE.
WHEREAS, The Water and Sewer Commission passed a Res-
olution on August 9, 1983, requesting Mayor
and City Council concurrence as outlined in
the attached copy of their Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
THAT, The City Council hereby concurs with the Water
and Sewer Commission in proceeding as outlined
in the attached Resolution.
PASSED.AND APPROVED THIS 22nd DAY OF August 1983
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MAYOR
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING MAYOR AND COUNCIL CONCURRANCE IN PROCEEDING
ai WITH SOLVING A PART OF VAN BURENS SEWER PROBLEMS WITHOUT EPA
ASSISTANCE.
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WHEREAS, The city of Van Buren has attempted to obtain EPA
Sewer Construction Grant Funds since 1978 to alleviate the city's
many sewer problems, and;
WHEREAS, the city proceeded to meet the EPA requirements
by making available grant matching funds; developing a Sewer
Facility Plan; instituting an industrial waste pretreatment
program; and submitted construction plans as required by an
EPA administrative order: and;
WHEREAS, the city of Van Buren now ranks last on the states
priority list for funding of Phase III actual construction of
the project, with no prospects for funding in the forseeable
future, and;
WHEREAS, the Water And Sewer Commission concluded that the
City should proceed to solve some of its problems on our own,
while continuing trying to obtain EPA grant assistance for the
remainder of our Sewer problems, and;
WHEREAS, it is our understanding that doing part of the
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project on our own will not jepordize our chances for future
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funding,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by,the Van Buren Water and
Sewer Commission:
1. That solving the sewer problems on the North side of the
City be given top priority.
2. That the city proceed immediately on its own with the plan
2 -A as described in the facilitie's plan only' a smaller scale
4 and as described in alternative engineering report by Larry Weir
dated August 8, 1983.
3. That the city continue trying to obtain grant funds for exist-
ing Sewage Treatment Plant improvements.
4 PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of August 1983
C. E Dougan, C irman
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