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Greene County commissioners approve SIDC contract to advance Westgate water project
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Summary
Commissioners approved an administrative contract with SIDC so the county can complete an EDA grant application and move the Westgate water project into the bidding stage; engineering is about 90% complete and construction is estimated at about 250 days.
Commissioners for Greene County approved an administrative contract with SIDC on a motion and voice vote to allow SIDC to administer the county's Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant application for the Westgate water project.
The item moved forward after a project update from SIDC representative Greg. "Currently, we're at 90%, complete on the engineering," Greg said, and he told commissioners the team plans to move into the bidding phase "hopefully in the January time frame," though he said that timing depends on EDA review and a possible federal government shutdown. Greg said construction was being estimated at about 250 days.
The project is a joint effort between Greene County and Eastern Heights utilities, Greg said. He called the schedule "in limbo" while EDA reviews bid documents; once EDA clears the documents and IDM signs off, the project can be advertised and bids solicited.
Why it matters: The EDA grant and the county's coordination with SIDC are prerequisites for moving the water project from engineering to construction. Commissioners approved the administrative contract to clear the grant-application step and to position the county to begin construction once federal review and contracting steps are complete.
The board did not record individual vote counts in the transcript; the motion was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. No further conditions or amendments to the contract were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The county did not provide a construction start date; the 250-day construction duration was an estimate given by Greg. The transcript records no discussion about project cost, contract value, or alternate funding sources.
