Maryville's new water treatment plant was a common subject at Monday's meetings of the city council and the board of the Nodaway County rural water district.
Click the LISTEN button to hear comments from the October 26, 2026 meetings of the Maryville city council and the board of the Nodaway County rural water district.
The Maryville city council was told that materials are arriving to start building the new water treatment plant and earthwork is scheduled to start November 9th. The council was also asked to suggest dates for a groundbreaking ceremony. An unidentified speaker suggested that groundbreaking not be held on Friday, November 13th.
The Maryville council has yet to officially approve a 50 percent increase in water rates starting January 1, 2027 and another 50 percent on January 1, 2028. Until that happens, the board president of the Nodaway County rural water district said at their meeting that they won't take action on passing the increases they are getting from Maryville to its more than 2,800. President Dean Adwell also said he wants a joint meeting of his board and the Maryville council, saying "I just want to get everything all clean and clear with what's going to take place, and all this needs to be put down and taken care of."
In addition to the rate increase for drinking water, representatives of the city and water district have discussed in private the city selling treated wastewater.
