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HEYBURN, Idaho (AP) — Officials in the south-central Idaho city of Heyburn have agreed to move toward a judicial confirmation rather than ask voters to approve a bond to cover the cost of a major wastewater treatment upgrade.
The Times-News reports that the Heyburn City Council on Wednesday approved the plan rather than ask voters to pass a bond of between $7 million to $8 million.
The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the city to bring its wastewater treatment plant into compliance with federal regulations or face fines of more than $53,000 a day.
In a judicial confirmation, a judge decides if the wastewater treatment upgrade is necessary.
City attorney Paul Ross says the council's decision Wednesday is a first step and isn't a final decision.
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