New Castle County Council on Oct. 28 adopted Resolution R25-190, authorizing the county executive to execute a financing agreement with the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund for up to $17,679,097 to construct a new Richardson Park sewage pump station and associated sewer improvements.

The resolution text, read in full to council, describes the project scope as the construction of a new pump station and the installation of gravity sewers and ductile iron force mains, including: 625 linear feet of 42-inch gravity sewer, 70 linear feet of 36-inch gravity sewer, and 520 linear feet of 24-inch and 30-inch ductile iron force main (as read during the item).

Councilman Sheldon described the work as infrastructure "barely needed in the Staunton Richardson Park area" and noted the loan carries a 2% interest rate to be repaid over the financing term described by the fund. No public testimony was received online or in the chambers before the vote.

The clerk called the roll; the council president announced the roll revealed 13 yes and the resolution was adopted.

The resolution authorizes loan documents and related agreements required by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and permits borrowing through the state fund not to exceed the specified amount. The meeting record does not identify specific construction contractors or a construction schedule; those implementation steps would follow procurement and design work by the Department of Public Works.