A new stinky place for Presidio

The City of Presidio just received notification that the Obama administration's stimulus funds--to the tune of $12 million dollars--have been awarded to construct a new sewage treatment facility. Originally the city had planned to the fund the facility using a combination of grants and local funding, so the savings are enormous. The millions we would have spent on this project might now be possibly be considered for other needs, still many.

Typically the city receives approximately $250,000 in grants per year for community development. That normally goes toward water, sewer or streets (Oh, and we were the fortunate recipients of a $5 million dollar street paving grant, too.). So instead of inching along to provide basic services, Presidio vaulted--finally--into the 21st century.