In January, the Town of Sweden commissioned its first Comprehensive Water Study, a look at the costs of bringing public water to every property in the town. That report will be presented at a public meeting on August 7 at 7 p.m. at the Sweden Town Hall. Joining engineer Jim Oberst in the presentation will be the town’s income survey consultant, the Monroe County Water Authority and tentatively a representative of the USDA, a major funding source for water expansion projects.
The town has recently cleared two funding hurdles: removing the Village of Brockport’s population count so that the Town of Sweden outside the village would qualify for rural water funding opportunities; and conducting an income survey that brought the median household income of residents in un-watered areas of the town below the threshold to qualify for aid.
The next step is to engage a consultant to coordinate grant and low-interest loan funding applications. Residents interested in the water report and public water expansion are encouraged to attend the meeting. Questions may be directed to the supervisor’s office at 637-7588.
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