A new plant originally was planned on land near the intersection of Indian Hills Road and south Pennsylvania Avenue.

However, the facility drew the complaints from landowners in the area and city officials eventually shelved the idea.

Monday evening, councilmembers heard a report from Eagle Consulting about alternative sites for the plant.

"We're going to build a new facility on the same land that our old facility is on," Lewis said. "We will build the new plant first, then tear down the old one."

Lewis said the new plant would be "state of the art" and would be funded by a construction loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

"We'll be holding a public hearing soon," he said. He said construction costs are expected to be between $28 million and $35 million.

"We're going to do it as quick as we can. We're trying to get more capacity and take out the odors."

In other action, councilmembers:

Approved a $500,000 budget supplement to the General Fund Street Department.

Accepted a drainage easement from Richard Montgomery in lots 10, 11 and 12 in block 8 of the Lockhoma Estates Addition.

Approved a lot split in the Westmoore Business Park.

Endorsed a $3,000 contract with Cleveland County Rebuilding Together for low-income repairs.

Approved the preliminary plant of Old Town Square.

Approved spending $101,277 for the purchase of three one-ton Wildland Grass-Bursh apparatuses.

Acting at the Moore Public Works authority, the council approved: