Credit to: Coastal Point, Susan Canfora
By unanimous vote, the Bethany Beach Town Council this week passed a resolution to announce the Town’s desire to borrow funds for a new clarifier for the water treatment plant. They will hold a public hearing to hear comment about that resolution at 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17.
After the public hearing, there will be a second resolution offered, to determine whether there will be a special election held on the funding, in April or May.
Town Manager Cliff Graviet, at the Friday, Jan. 17, town council meeting, said the new clarifier will cost $3.9 million, paid over 20 years.
A clarifier, he explained, is a significant part of the Town’s water treatment process. Bethany Beach has deep aquafers that are
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