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Butler, Butler Township leaders share plans to address pressing needs, then save most of BASA sale money

From left, Butler Township Commissioner Jim Lokhaiser, Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy and Justin Ladner, president of Pennsylvania American Water, pose outside Butler Area Sewer Authority on Oct. 29 after the sale of BASA to Pennsylvania American Water. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Butler and Butler Township officials say they will address a handful pressing needs for their respective communities before investing the remainder of the combined $230 million that they split evenly in the recent sale of the Butler Area Sewer Authority.

Officials of the two central Butler County municipalities signed agreements last week finalizing the sale of BASA to Pennsylvania American Water and pivoting conversations, which were about whether or not courts would approve the sale, toward its financial impact on the city and township instead.

After the municipalities spent about $40 million of that money to pay off the authority’s debts and liabilities, they each received their remaining shares of the money last week.

“For the longest time, we haven’t been able to do things or we’ve had to find creative ways to finance things through grants and loans,” said Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy, “but now to have those resources at our fingertips, it’s going to be great day for Butler.”

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