OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – The state-run Winnebago Mental Health Institute is getting out of the utility business.
For more than 70 years two dozen property owners near the facility have used them as a utility.
The town of Oshkosh, which does not have its own utilities, is hoping a state grant will help them plan a new sewer and water system.
They recently were approved for a $50,000 block grant, which was approved by the Department of Administration, to plan and design a new system.
Once the initial planning is complete the town will have to seek another state grant to fund construction costs, which could amount to $20,000 per property.
