views infrastructure support as a practical tool that helps align development needs with city capacity. THE UNSEEN WORK: MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT The most substantial updates since the previous feature involve infrastructure, particularly water and wastewater capacity—projects that are “not glamorous,” as Mayor Clavier puts it, but essential. Carencro recently approved construction bids for a new wastewater treatment facility totaling approximately $42.7 million. The project represents the largest infrastructure investment in the city within the mayor’s lifetime and is designed to resolve a critical capacity constraint. Carencro currently operates two facilities capable of about 500,000 gallons per day each, yet the city’s current output demand has exceeded that threshold. The new facility will provide a capacity of roughly 2.3 94 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 07, ISSUE 02
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