Board Continues to Negotiate Funding Offer

SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer District (SLSD) board had a special meeting April 15 to discuss details of a funding offer they received in March. The board is currently negotiating some aspects of the offer in attempt to lower the projected monthly rates.

Representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (RD) were on hand to further explain the offer.

The funding package consists of $5.7 million in grants and $4.4 million in loans for the construction of the proposed wastewater treatment plant and Phase I of the collection system.

According to RD’s estimat...