Town officials are seeking a multi-million dollar appropriation in Article 17 to rehabilitate concrete tanks at the town's 25-year-old septage treatment facility. The project is critical to maintaining the plant's viability as the town transitions toward a new comprehensive wastewater system.

Town Administrator Robert Whritenour explained that decades of processing waste have taken a toll on the facility's infrastructure. After 25 years of having this material continuously dumped in them, the concrete actually begins to get eaten away. And it's a multi-million dollar project to rehab this whole plant, he said. The rehabilitation is expected to extend the life of the tanks by another 20 years.

By repairing the existing septage plant, the town can continue to separate high-concentration septage waste from the standard wastewater stream. This strategy is expected to improve the efficiency and lifespan of the new wastewater treatment plant currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2028.