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Rouses Point officials announce $7.5 million water-plant funding, including $2.5 million federal award
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Summary
Village officials told the Board that a mix of federal funding and local work will support a $7.5 million water-plant project; engineering and competitive bidding remain next steps.
Mayor O'Malley announced that the Village of Rouses Point has secured federal grant funding as part of a $7.5 million plan to replace the village water plant.
The mayor told the Board that the village received an email confirming a $2.5 million federal grant and that the administratorhelped secure the award after calls following a temporary pause under the new administration. "We've been awarded the grant," the mayor said, noting the village now has the full $7.5 million to move the water-plant project forward.
The mayor said the village is working with an engineering firm identified in the meeting as "Barton Algurus outfit" and that the project will go out to bid in the fall. He described the current plant as old and said the replacement would position the village for "probably another 40, 50 years" of service.
The announcement was presented as an informational update to the Board; no formal vote or additional funding action was recorded in the meeting transcript. Officials indicated the next procedural steps will include engineering work and a public bidding process.
The mayor credited the village administrator for coordinating outreach to federal officials during the funding pause and said the administrator "deserves a lot of credit" for navigating the process.
Remaining details about other funding sources, the grant agreement terms, project schedule, and exact timeline for construction were not specified at the meeting. The mayor said bidding would occur in the fall and that an engineering firm had been engaged to prepare bid documents.
