It's official! Connecticut city names a sewage plant after John Oliver as part of tongue-in-cheek feud with mayor who told British comedian that the facility was 'full of cr*p like you'

It's official. Every time residents of Danbury, Connecticut, flush the toilet, they will be sending their special deliveries to the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant.

The City Council voted 18-1 Thursday night to rename the sewage plant after the comedian, who began a tongue-in-cheek battle with Danbury when he went on an expletive-filled rant against the city on HBO's 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' in August.

The friendly fued stemmed from when Oliver called out racial disparities in the state's jury selection process.

Mayor Mark Boughton didn't waste any time responding on social media. He posted a video of himself at the sewage plant saying the city was going to name it after Oliver. 

'Why?' the Republican mayor asked. 'Because it's full of cr*p just like you, John.'

Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton stands in front of the Danbury Wastewater Treatment Plant in as he announces a tongue-in-cheek move to rename the facility after John Oliver. The video above was posted on August 22

The mayor's video was a response to a segment that Oliver did on his HBO program which called out Danbury and other cities for racial disparities in jury selection. Oliver addressed the matter on his August 30 show

That drew a delighted response from Oliver, but he went off against the city again because Boughton later said he was just joking.

Oliver upped the stakes on his August 30 show by offering to donate $55,000 to local charities if Danbury actually followed through with renaming the plant.

'I didn't know that I wanted my name on your f****** factory but now that you floated it as an option, it is all that I want,' Oliver said.

Boughton said on Friday that the feud has been a good distraction from the coronavirus and other troubles of the times. 

Oliver lobbied the city to officially go through with the renaming of the sewage plant - offering to donate $55,000 to local charities

He also said Oliver's promised donations have helped spur local fundraising efforts for area food banks that could end up collecting a few hundred thousand dollars to feed needy families.

The mayor added he will be offering tours of the sewer plant for $500 donations to local food pantries.

'I think it's been a home run. It's been a lot of fun,' Boughton said of the spat. 

'If I can put food on people's table for Thanksgiving by naming a sewer plant after a very popular comedian, we'll do it all day long.'

Oliver has offered to provide the new sign for the plant that includes his name, as well as attend the ribbon-cutting, Boughton said. 

A timeline has not been finalized.

Representatives for Oliver and HBO had no immediate comment Friday.

It's still not clear why Oliver singled out Danbury for a tongue-lashing. 

He first brought up the city during an August segment on racial disparities in the jury selection process, citing problems in a few Connecticut towns from decades ago. 

He noted Danbury's 'charming railway museum' and its 'historic Hearthstone Castle.'

'I know exactly three things about Danbury,' he said. 

'USA Today ranked it the second-best city to live in in 2015, it was once the center of the American hat industry and if you're from there, you have a standing invite to come get a thrashing from John Oliver - children included - you.'