New Sewage Plant Disguised as Farmhouse
A new sewage plant will be housed in a building that looks like a farmhouse in an effort to hide it in a planned community.
The $9.5-million plant will be in a vintage-looking facade rather than the typical concrete block building. Planners also added stained glass above the entry doors, landscaping, park benches and a trail.
Making the plant more visually appealing cost the city an additional $500,000, but it was worth it, said John Lovejoy, special projects manager.
The plant will pump sewage from homes to a treatment plant.
Filtered holding tanks will cut down on odor, Lovejoy said.
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