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Published 10:28 pm Thursday, June 18, 2009

Sultan: Budget retreat planned on Saturday

The Sultan City Council will meet from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Gold Bar Nature Trails, 16411 May Creek Road, Gold Bar, to discuss next year’s budget.

This is the first council meeting focused on providing feedback on proposed plans and programs that could be included in the city’s 2010 budget.

An agenda is online at the city’s Web site, www.ci.sultan.wa.us.

Monroe: City issues bonds for sewer work

City leaders have moved forward with building a $2.5 million sewer lift station at property near Park Place Middle School. City leaders decided to issue and sell bonds to pay for most of the project.

They also took advantage of low interest rates and an improved AA rating from Standard &Poor’s and refunded another $2.1 million in bonds issued by the city in 1999.

The new bonds will be repaid over 15 years.