Fiscal Note
The City of Madison would not incur any financial liability by approving the City of Franklin's bond issue. Since Madison is not the issuer of the bonds, it will not have any contractual relationship with, or obligations to, the bond holders, Franklin or Waste Management. Madison has no responsibility for the issuance, repayment or application of the bond proceeds, nor for the projects financed by the bonds.
Title
Approving the Issuance by the City of Franklin of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds in One or More Series on Behalf of Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc.
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Whereas, Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), intends to finance various landfill and related projects of the Company, including, but not limited to, financing improvements to the existing landfill facility including construction of new disposal cells and liners within currently permitted acreage, additions and improvements to the leachate collection and treatment system, including leachate trenching, additions and improvements to the methane gas system, installation of new liners for intermittent and final closure of completed sections of the landfill facility, facility improvements, acquisition of primary equipment, and acquisition of other machinery and equipment necessary to support the foregoing improvements, and to place them into service (collectively, the "Project"), located in the City of Madison, Wisconsin (the "Municipality"); and
Whereas, the cost of the Project is expected to be approximately $2,833,000, but with allowance for modifications, design changes, and inflation could be as high as $4,250,000; and
Whereas, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, approval is required of each governmental unit in which any project financed with the proceeds of tax-exempt municipal bonds (the "Bonds") is to be located; and
Whereas, the City of Franklin, Wisconsin (the "Issuer") has adopted a resolution, unde...
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