Construction Magazine January 2016 | Page 55

SECTOR issue never occurs again .
Plan of attack According to Moore , the utilities department in Toledo had been falling on hard times in recent years , with decreased funding for capital projects and infrastructure . This resulted in a significant amount of deferred maintenance .
“ In 2013 , with the help of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency , we went to the city council and received a water rate increase for capital improvements . We initiated $ 314 million in bonds through the rate increase , assigned $ 264 million for the drinking water plant , and the other $ 50 million to the water distribution system ,” said Moore .
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