MSD Plans $795M Sewer Rebuild, Mostly at Woodfin's Riverside Plant
Town Council • WoodfinSeptember 15, 2026
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Woodfin hosts the regional sewage plant, and the Metropolitan Sewerage District told Town Council on Sept. 15, 2026, that most of its $795 million, 10-year construction program will happen there. The informational briefing required no vote. It did preview years of construction in town, a $120 million bond sale and annual rate increases of about 7%.
Council also backed the federal Roadless Rule, filled a planning board seat and continued a small Baird Cove rezoning after the applicant failed to appear.
$795M MSD capital plan centers on the Woodfin plant, including a $171M sludge dryer
Sewer rates to rise about 7% a year as MSD moves toward $120M in new bonds
MSD won't extend sewer to existing neighborhoods unless septic systems fail or development pays
Baird Cove rezoning for four homes continued to October; buffer gap for neighbors flagged
Council opposes Forest Service plan to rescind the 25-year-old Roadless Rule
Melanie Petrolo appointed to the Planning Board of Adjustment, filling the board
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