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Council
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“The environment of interest rates is rising,” said Tbwn Attorney John Bennett. “The sooner we lock in a fixed interest rate, the better it will be for the Tbwn of Washington.”
The Council considered possible financing for the wastewater treatment project, including a new option from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
The DEQ sponsors the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund, a program offering reduced financial rates for towns demonstrating an urgent public health situation.
“I think that we might be able to demonstrate that,”
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