During the special election on Tuesday, February 6, voters in a Lafayette County city pondered a ballot issue to pay for improvements to its water system.
According to a news release, voters in the city of Lexington approved a $12 million bond issue by a 375-to-220 margin.
The release says the general plan of the issue includes the construction of a new water-treatment facility, and converting the city’s water system from using surface or river water to a system using ground or well water. The current water-treatment plant reportedly has been in use since 1883.
City officials have indicated that, although voters approved a $12 million bond issue, the city plans to only raise customer water rates to a level that will pay for the actual cost of the new plant, wells and related expenses– estimated to be between $8 million and $9 million.