Council chambers in Luverne City Hall were filled Oct. 20 with Minnesota House legislators who serve on the House Capital Bonding committee.
The House Capital Investment Committee was in town to gather information about Luverne’s $1.5 million House bonding request and about Luverne’s proposed second LCRWS connection this morning in city council chambers.
If it is included in the 2022 Senate, House, and Governor’s bonding bill and a bonding bill is approved by all three, Luverne would see it around fall of 2022 or spring of 2023 for a spring/summer construction project of 2023.
This would connect to the 24-inch main line south of town and connect to the south water treatment plant.
Total project cost estimate is $3 million; Luverne is seeking a $1.5 million bonding request.
If approved, the connection would allow the city to fully utilize the south filtration plant that has been mothballed since 2016 when Luverne connected to LCRWS and provide redundant connections to LCRWS.