BY JIMMY LAWTON
North Country This Week

LISBON – The town of Lisbon will hold a special meeting today at 4 p.m. to hear reports regarding options for addressing the town’s wastewater treatment plant.

Town Supervisor Bill Nelson said no decisions will be made today, but the town will hear from Environmental Design and Research consultants as well as from the Development Authority of the North Country and Heuvelton Mayor Barb Lashua to discuss the best long-term options for water services.

Nelson said the town's WWTP had fallen into disrepair and will need as much as $30 million in improvements by 2024.

He said the town will hear reports for options which include upgrading the town facilities as well as hearing costs and funding opportunities associated with tying into Ogdensburg’s WWTP, which the Village of Heuvelton opted to do when facing a similar problem.

Nelson said no decisions on how to proceed would take place at today’s meeting, which is being held to provide information.

Nelson said the town’s water and sewer users will need to invest money regardless of which direction the town goes.

“We’re going to have to make a decision on how to address the plant. These plants have about a 30-year life span. So if we redo ours, we’ll need to do it again down the road. Are we better off connecting to Ogdensburg’s facility like they did in Heuvelton? That’s what we are looking into right now,” he said.

The meeting will be held at the town hall and is open to the public.