OMAHA — An Omaha City Council decision on a controversial $411 million proposal with McCarthy Building Companies for expansion and upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment system has been postponed until April 7.
Council members Tuesday, during their weekly meeting, said the delay allows time to review a newly proposed amendment and also considers a week the council has off.
The project at hand is the second phase expansion of the city’s Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility, which is designed to meet the growing metro area’s wastewater treatment needs through 2050. The city has budgeted about $565 million over six years, including the McCarthy contract, a proposed $88.5 million for special aerobic granular sludge equipment and construction of a new Omaha Public Power District substation.
Councilman Brinker Harding said he hadn’t yet reviewed the new amendment. But he noted that he responded to several emails from members of the public since last week’s contentious public hearing…