Community Funding Project Requests

Location: 204 4^th Street SE, Rochester, MN 55904

Project Sponsor: City of Rochester

Requested Amount: $5,000,000

Member Certification Form

Use of Funds and Justification: 

The funding would be used for the sanitary sewer improvements that are critical to increasing the suitability of property in Rochester for housing and economic development. In particular, water infrastructure upgrades will support future residential, commercial, and industrial growth near the Rochester Airport and along the Zumbro River. Federal investment will help to strengthen the regional and state economy by unlocking capacity for additional housing and economic growth.

The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it seeks to ensure Rochester’s sanitary sewer collection system continues to meet the needs of the community by moving wastewater from homes and businesses throughout the community to the Water Reclamation Plant for treatment. The sanitary sewer collection system consists of over 500 miles of City-owned sewer pipe and over 12,000 structures such as lift stations and siphons.