The Town of Inlet officially opened its new Wastewater Treatment Plant with a ceremonial ribbon cutting held Friday, September 6, with many well-wishers, including a representative of Governor Cuomo, in attendance.
Supervisor John Frey led the proceedings with introductory comments and thanks to the many who contributed to the plant’s actualization.
The quality of the facility, the planning and fortitude involved in bringing them about was acknowledged by several guest speakers, but it was no overnight success, according to Frey.
“Thirteen years ago we started by asking ourselves, ‘Do we need this?’,” he said.

Leading the ribbon-cutting at center are John Frey in the white shirt, and to the left of him, are Matt Cooper, longtime project engineer with Bernier and Carr. The Cooper’s right is Lani Ulrich, APA chairwoman. Photo by Gina Greco
Then-Supervisor J.R. Risley had formed a Clean Waters committeee with then-Councilman John Frey appointed chair.