With their backs against the wall, Humboldt Council members voted Monday evening to pursue costly renovations to their wastewater treatment plant. “We’ve kicked the can down the road for 10 years. I wish we had 10 more, but we don’t,” said Cole Herder, city administrator, adding a decision must be made before the end of the month as to how to proceed in order to make the deadline for the next cycle of federal and state funding. The least expensive options were in the $3 million to $4 million range. Constructing a new plant within the facility’s current footprint would be about $6.5 million.
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