Napanee has received a financial boost from the federal government toward the plan to improve and expand its wastewater treatment plant.
MP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington Mike Bossio has announced on Tuesday a $14 million grant toward the $28 million project.
With the existing control plant currently operating at 94% capacity, improvements and expansion of the existing facility’s system will allow for more advanced treatment.
In a release, Bossio says, “The sustainability of small town rural communities depends on their infrastructure. For far too long, our municipalities have not had the support they need to repair and replace aging water and wastewater systems. Not only does this mean that they have had to turn down growth and economic development, but also that our environment has been negatively impacted.”
Greater Napanee Mayor Marg Isbester comments, “The expansion of capacity for the Waste Water Treatment Plant, made possible with this support from the federal government, will allow us to be on an excellent footing for commercial and industrial investment opportunities.”
