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Funding plea as debt set to soar

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The Mt Barker Council is calling for the State Government to help fund critical wastewater infrastructure, as its debt is predicted to balloon to $255m in 2028.

Of that debt, $168m will be generated by the delivery of the Laratinga Water Recovery Plant (LWRP), which will replace the council’s ageing wastewater treatment plant.

The remaining $87m accounts for the delivery of key municipal proje...


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