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Rockland Sewer Dist. 1 gets OK for $43M hike in project cost

Published: December 18, 2012 11:47 PM
By SARAH ARMAGHAN  sarah.armaghan@cablevision.com

Project manager Ed Soltys poses for a portrait

Photo credit: Faye Murman | Project manager Ed Soltys poses for a portrait outside the Western Rockland Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Hillburn, which is operated by Veolia Water and located in Rockland county's Sewer District No. 1. (Dec. 11, 2012)

The Rockland County Legislature voted unanimously Tuesday night to allow the county’s Sewer District 1 to seek a $43 million bond for the Western Ramapo Sewer Extension project.

The project will now cost a total of $168 million. The developers will attempt to float a 30-year bond through the state Environmental Facilities Corp., where officials hope to see interest rates as low as 2 percent.

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