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Buckley council accepts $50,000 DOH grant to study consolidation of Buckley Rainier School water system
Summary
The Buckley City Council approved acceptance of a $50,000 Department of Health grant to fund a feasibility study on whether to consolidate water systems serving the Buckley Rainier School and the city; the study will evaluate sources, treatment and distribution and follow a request from state agencies.
The Buckley City Council voted to accept a $50,000 Department of Health grant to fund a feasibility study on consolidating the Buckley Rainier School water system with the city’s water system.
City staff said the study will examine water sources, treatment facilities and distribution networks owned by the Department of Social and Health Services and the city to determine whether consolidation is feasible. The motion to accept the grant passed by voice vote; the motion was seconded and the council announced "Motion carries." (Specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript.)
Dom, a city staff member who spoke to the council, said the city applied for the grant because the state agency could not apply directly. "Dom: ...the city applied for a grant through DOH to conduct a feasibility study on consolidating the DSHS water system and the of Buckley's water system. This feasibility study will look at basically all the source and treatment facilities owned by DSHS and the city of Buckley and we'll also look at their distribution...to see if it makes sense on consolidating the water systems later down the road or not." The council also noted that the Department of Health had requested this kind of study for some time.
Council member Denise asked for clarification about the grant amount during the discussion. The council and staff clarified that the grant is for $50,000. Denise said she had initially thought the amount might be $5,000 and welcomed the clarification.
The council did not specify a project schedule or a firm deadline in the meeting. City staff mentioned that details could change depending on developments at the school, but they described the study as a necessary preliminary step. No follow-up direction to staff beyond accepting the grant was recorded in the transcript.
The feasibility study’s scope, contractor selection, timing, and any required local match were not specified during the public council discussion recorded in the transcript.
