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ZELIENOPLE — Borough council unanimously approved Western Butler County Authority’s $64 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade during a meeting Monday night.

But not without first hearing from a group concerned about the financial impact to taxpayers.

Harmony and Lancaster Township already had approved the proposal as of June 27, but Jackson Township and Zelienople had yet to make a decision.

Jackson Township’s vote will take place next week.

Council tabled the Act 537 Plan, a document that outlines proposed changes to the authority’s wastewater treatment plant at its June 27 meeting due to the concerns of some residents, who questioned whether the plant improvements would be the most cost-effective means of increasing sewage capacity, as well as whether the upgrade is fair to the borough’s residents.

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