Commissioners OK Sewer District Petition; Council To Vote
December 11, 2018 at 6:37 p.m.
Commissioners OK Sewer District Petition; Council To Vote
By Mark [email protected]
The next step for the petition is county council approval; a vote will be taken at its meeting Thursday night. With the council’s approval, the petition will be submitted to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
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Ken Jones, of engineering firm Jones Petrie Rafinski, said there are 1,983 future connections, representing 2,360 residential equivalents. He said the current engineering study would have one grinder for two households, and the most cost-effective form of treatment would be to have the sewer district pump into the city of Warsaw’s system. The other two alternatives are to use the Lakeland Regional Sewer District’s treatment facility or to build a separate treatment facility of its own.
Jones said there would be the cost of remediation of old septic systems (estimated at $600 to $900 per system), and the cost of hooking up to the sewer would run $30 to $35 per foot.
Jeff Rowe of Umbaugh and Associates discussed the financial aspects of the preliminary report. He said at startup, sewer service would cost between $98 and $108 per month, and that grants could lower that to closer to $80 per month.
There are three sources of funding for the project; the two most common are the State Revolving Fund and U.S. Department of Agriculture programs. Open-market financing is also an option, but USDA programs can offer loan forgiveness to those who need it.
Chad Miner, county attorney, said the report estimated the cost of the project, depending on which of the three options is chosen, to be between $37.5 million and $39.5 million. Earlier estimates had the cost in the $40 million to $42 million range.
In other business the commission:
• Approved a request from Judge David Cates to seek grants for a second year for the Juvenile Delinquent Alternatives Initiative program. Cates said the first year was used for getting organized and the second year programs would be implemented.
• Authorized Brad Voelz of the Teen Court program to seek a grant to fund another year. Voelz said the program, where teens handle relatively minor infractions, takes a burden off of Superior Court.
• Renewed an agreement with Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. for services for $190,000.
• Sanctioned making an offer on property to house the coroner’s office.
• Permitted Highway Superintendent Scott Tilden to seek a grant for a bridge replacement project on CR 200S over Walnut Creek. If the grant is received, preliminary engineering work could begin as early as next year, with ground breaking expected in 2024.
• Agreed to open bids for a three-quarter ton pickup truck for the highway department on Jan. 8. Bidding information will be sent to area dealers this week.
The commissioners normally meet every other Tuesday, but moved their next meeting to 9 a.m. Dec. 18 to avoid holiday conflicts.
The next step for the petition is county council approval; a vote will be taken at its meeting Thursday night. With the council’s approval, the petition will be submitted to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
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Ken Jones, of engineering firm Jones Petrie Rafinski, said there are 1,983 future connections, representing 2,360 residential equivalents. He said the current engineering study would have one grinder for two households, and the most cost-effective form of treatment would be to have the sewer district pump into the city of Warsaw’s system. The other two alternatives are to use the Lakeland Regional Sewer District’s treatment facility or to build a separate treatment facility of its own.
Jones said there would be the cost of remediation of old septic systems (estimated at $600 to $900 per system), and the cost of hooking up to the sewer would run $30 to $35 per foot.
Jeff Rowe of Umbaugh and Associates discussed the financial aspects of the preliminary report. He said at startup, sewer service would cost between $98 and $108 per month, and that grants could lower that to closer to $80 per month.
There are three sources of funding for the project; the two most common are the State Revolving Fund and U.S. Department of Agriculture programs. Open-market financing is also an option, but USDA programs can offer loan forgiveness to those who need it.
Chad Miner, county attorney, said the report estimated the cost of the project, depending on which of the three options is chosen, to be between $37.5 million and $39.5 million. Earlier estimates had the cost in the $40 million to $42 million range.
In other business the commission:
• Approved a request from Judge David Cates to seek grants for a second year for the Juvenile Delinquent Alternatives Initiative program. Cates said the first year was used for getting organized and the second year programs would be implemented.
• Authorized Brad Voelz of the Teen Court program to seek a grant to fund another year. Voelz said the program, where teens handle relatively minor infractions, takes a burden off of Superior Court.
• Renewed an agreement with Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. for services for $190,000.
• Sanctioned making an offer on property to house the coroner’s office.
• Permitted Highway Superintendent Scott Tilden to seek a grant for a bridge replacement project on CR 200S over Walnut Creek. If the grant is received, preliminary engineering work could begin as early as next year, with ground breaking expected in 2024.
• Agreed to open bids for a three-quarter ton pickup truck for the highway department on Jan. 8. Bidding information will be sent to area dealers this week.
The commissioners normally meet every other Tuesday, but moved their next meeting to 9 a.m. Dec. 18 to avoid holiday conflicts.
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