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Council approves sewer extension cost-share agreement for Mine Lake Creek Road subdivision
Summary
Council approved a negotiated cost-share agreement with a developer to extend sanitary sewer along Mine Lake Creek Road, with estimated city share capped and developer responsible for overages.
The Cookeville City Council voted Feb. 20 to authorize a sewer extension cost-share agreement with a developer to bring sanitary sewer to a proposed subdivision on Mine Lake Creek Road.
City staff said the total estimated cost to extend sewer to the area is about $653,000. That estimate includes service laterals for roughly 42 parcels encountered en route to the developer’s subdivision. Staff described an estimated split in which the city and developer would each pay roughly $253,000 of the remainder after accounting for the per-lot services; the city’s cost is capped at $400,000 under the agreement and final numbers will be based on construction bids.
Barry Turner presented the item and said the developer is responsible for obtaining construction pricing; if bids exceed the estimate, the developer will make up the difference beyond the city cap. The project is intended to connect to sewer constructed through Park West subdivision and to serve an estimated 49 new lots in the proposed subdivision.
Council members discussed whether adjacent parcels could be served at the same time and whether a bid alternate or separate rebid would be appropriate; staff recommended treating the work as currently scoped and revisiting additional extensions in the budget process. Turner said the developer planned to have houses on site by October and is required under the agreement to complete engineering work.
Councilman Boggi moved to approve the cost-share agreement; Vice Mayor Eldridge seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
