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Metro Water seeks purchase of Highway 70 property after pump station flooding; committee approves option agreement
Summary
The committee approved RS 2025‑1427, an option agreement authorizing purchase of property on Highway 70 South where Metro Water plans to place a replacement pumping station after existing equipment flooded.
The Planning and Zoning Committee voted to approve RS 2025‑1427, authorizing the Metropolitan Government to enter an option agreement to purchase property at 0 Highway 70 South for a replacement Metro Water Services pumping station.
Why it matters: Metro Water Services representatives told the committee the existing pumping station is adjacent to a creek and recently experienced floodwater up to the door; Metro wants to acquire nearby property to build a replacement facility in a location that will be less vulnerable to flooding.
Metro Water liaison Mary Peoples told the committee that the purchase is intended to allow construction of a replacement pumping station and to protect the water system’s operational reliability after the station flooded. The committee had no further questions and voted to approve the option agreement.
Ending: The resolution passed in committee; Metro Water will proceed with the property option and follow Metro procurement and property acquisition procedures.
