The Murfreesboro Water Resources Board approved a $96,500 proposal from SCC Engineering to design the gravity sewer and force main portions of a project serving the Westpark area (the parcel described as Bridal Tennessee Electric property) and asked staff to return later with a separate pump station proposal and any sewer assessment district details.

A staff presenter described the planned gravity sewer that would serve the green parcel (Westpark), extend to Blackman Road, cross Veterans Parkway and include a force main and a pump station to serve surrounding blue parcels. The board asked SCC for separate proposals: one for gravity sewer and force main (approved at $96,500) and a second for pump station design under a separate contract.

Staff said that when the project was previously discussed with Shelton Square in 2017 they considered creating a sewer assessment district. At the meeting staff estimated assessment district cost roughly as $14.07 per acre (staff noted the per‑acre approach was conservative when density is unknown) in addition to standard connection fees of $2,550 and the Creek Sanitary Sewer Assessment District fee of $1,000 per single‑family unit. Staff said the assessment district would help recoup costs as adjacent properties connect or redevelop.

The board moved, seconded and approved SCC’s proposal by voice vote. Staff said they will return with a separate assessment district recommendation after securing easements and the second proposal for the pump station.

Why it matters: the design contract is a step toward providing sewer infrastructure to a commercially planned parcel and surrounding properties; the assessment district mechanism would allocate costs to benefiting properties over time.