North Platte City Council Authorizes $23.95M Bonds for Wastewater Plant
What happened
The North Platte city council authorized up to $23.95 million in bonds to finance the construction of the city’s industrial wastewater treatment plant. Austin Partridge of Northland, the city’s municipal financial adviser, is managing the bond issuance process, which is anticipated to occur in early November. Sustainable Beef is currently the only customer paying for the plant’s costs.
Why it matters
The bond ordinance establishes the parameters for issuing the debt, which will be repaid from the industrial wastewater fund. Because Sustainable Beef is the sole current customer, the plant’s costs are paid by the company, and the bonds are secured by a pledge of the city’s combined utility revenues.
Olson Farms operates in the North Platte area and is involved in the production of Sustainable Beef.
Who's involved
- Sustainable BeefSole customer of the industrial wastewater treatment plant
- North PlatteCity that authorized the bonds to finance the wastewater plant
- NorthlandCompany serving as the municipal financial adviser for North Platte
- PartridgeIndividual serving as the municipal financial adviser for North Platte
- city councilLegislative body that authorized the bond ordinance
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Sustainable BeefSpeculative
Sustainable Beef might face increased utility costs as the sole customer of the new wastewater plant.
- NorthlandSpeculative
Northland could see increased revenue facilitating the issuance of $23.95 million in municipal bonds.
- North PlatteSpeculative
The city of North Platte’s combined utility revenues could be pledged to secure the repayment of the bonds.
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The entities involved
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Sustainable Beef
meatpacking plant in North Platte, Nebraska
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North Platte
city in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States