# Sedro-Woolley City Council Meeting for October 21st, 2026

The Sedro-Woolley City Council meeting, identified in the title as October 21, 2026 (the metadata lists October 28), featured a presentation on the wastewater treatment plant major-improvements project. City staff and RH2 described replacing the aging oxidation ditch and clarifiers, adding two treatment basins, and incorporating seismic and flood protection and capacity for nutrient removal. Facility-plan review is nearing completion; preliminary and final design are underway, bidding is anticipated in 2028, and construction is expected to run roughly from 2028 to 2030. The project’s total estimated cost was not clearly stated in the transcript. Staff discussed a funding plan that includes about $16 million in potential non-debt sources, including Public Works Board loans and forgivable loans, a possible $3 million federal earmark, about $1.5 million from state earmarks, and city reserves. A scenario with 25% grant funding could reduce the projected sewer rate to about $95 per month; these funding sources are not all secured, and no project award or funding vote was taken.

The council also heard that the city directly bid and purchased replacement sludge-dewatering equipment, expected to arrive in the first quarter of next year; an installation bid is underway, with a pre-bid walkthrough completed. Fisher Construction and specialty subcontractors are handling certain treatment-plant repairs under unit-price contracting. Other discussion included the city’s balanced-budget work, possible grant funding for a park playground, and public comment on Skagit Transit’s budget challenges; no related procurement decisions or votes were made. The council approved the agenda and later adjourned.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 28, 2026

### Sources
- [Sedro-Woolley City Council Meeting for October 21st, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Z3au0tabM) - City of Sedro-Woolley