Elkhorn deal near on land for new water facility

By GAZETTE STAFF   Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
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— The city’s purchase of about a dozen acres of farmland for a new $9.2 million drinking water project on the northeast side could be formalized as soon as this fall, a city official said Wednesday.

During a recent closed session, the city council instructed the city attorney to begin drafting a purchase agreement with the property owner, City Administrator Sam Tapson said. Council members generally were willing to accept the landowner’s offer, he said.

City officials want to purchase land near Highway 11 and Cobb Road in adjacent Lafayette Township. The project includes sinking two new wells into the deep aquifer and building a water treatment plant and storage facility, Tapson said.

Also in today's Walworth County Gazette:

• Pell Lake declared safe to use

• Six Republicans seek 32nd assembly seat

• Lawyer Compton loses license for two years

Read these stories in today's Walworth County Gazette, online in the Gazette e-edition HERE, or check WalworthCountyToday.com after 4 p.m. for the online version.




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