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$49.5M sewer plant vote is coming

MIDDLEBURY WASTEWATER TREATMENT plant Superintendent Jeremy Rathbun points to a series of circuit breakers that ensure the facility stays powered up. The breakers are now antiquated and it can take around four months for a replacement to come in.
Independent photo/Steve James
February 20, 2025
You flush your toilet, you move on, right? Well, people whose sewage ends up at Middlebury’s wastewater treatment plant are about to get a vivid reminder that there’s a lot more to removing waste than flushing.
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