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County manager warns DOT relocations and rising wholesale rates are driving up Walton County's water costs
Summary
Walton County staff described multiple large waterline relocation projects tied to DOT roadwork, rising wholesale water prices from neighboring suppliers, and plans to issue an RFP for a county water rate study to assess rate stability and cost recovery.
John (county manager) told the Walton County Board of Commissioners that the county is managing several expensive waterline relocations required by Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) projects and facing steep wholesale price increases from neighboring suppliers.
Why it matters: The county manager said two completed or underway DOT relocations have costs of about $1.12 million and $1.01 million, respectively, and that a third potential DOT-related project on Highway 20 initially carried an estimated combined upgrade-and-relocation cost in the county's internal…
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