The Brown County Regional Sewer District Board is asking the town of Nashville to consider taking and treating its sewage when it gets to that point.
The town agreed to do that in December, but the sewer district board didn’t respond to its offer, and then it voted in February to build its own plant in Bean Blossom. Then in May, a majority of the board resigned.
“Basically, we just want to let you know there’s a new board, new faces,” Debbie Larsh, the new board president, told the town council Aug. 17.
“This board would like very much to work hard with Nashville and go back to the idea of coming here with our flow,” she said.
“I think we’re still agreeable to do what needs to be done to get this moving for you,” town council President “Buzz” King said.
Utility Manager Sean Cassiday said he’ll need to do a new check on the town wastewater treatment plant’s capacity, as two large potential developments — the Hard Truth Hills attraction at Firecracker Hill and the Maple Leaf Performing Arts Center — are also likely to be sewer customers. They didn’t exist when the town made its last offer to the regional sewer board.
The boards agreed to have a joint meeting, but didn’t set a date for it.
Larsh, who has been working on getting sewer to Bean Blossom for more than 14 years, said some new entities are interested in funding the sewer project, and the board is committed to finally getting it done.
She said the project still involves the areas of Bean Blossom and Woodland Lake. Other areas were studied as well, but those won’t be forwarded to federal funding agencies for consideration, she said.
“This needs to be completed,” Larsh said. “I know how badly Bean Blossom needs it. Things are getting pretty desperate there.”
“We appreciate your kindness in letting us back into the fold,” she told the council.
“We’ve had lots of ups and downs,” King said. “I hope this is an ‘up.'”
