Earlier this week, the former Mayor of Clinton criticized the City Council over its handling of the pursuit of funds for an ongoing water plant project.
Ex-mayor Roger Cyrulik offered accusations the City had missed out on funds for a multi-million project. City Administrator Taylor Baxter says the project is rather complicated.
According to Baxter, the total project is roughly $9 to $10 million. But American Rescue Plan Act funds, or ARPA funds, are helping pay for a little less than a million dollars of it. Plus the City is pursuing low-interest loans.
Baxter believes there is a lot of confusion on this project. He indicates a lot of the planning for it is happening behind the scenes.
Ex-mayor Cyrulik resigned from the Council officially on July 30 of last year.
Baxter reminds that the rate increases on your water bill recently are not tied to this project. He reminds those increases are related to the City looking to cover its costs for material increases.
