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Commissioners discuss Metro sewer timelines and consider endorsing county transfer‑tax legislation
Summary
Commissioners requested updates from Metro on sewer connection engineering and possible capacity increases; the board also discussed endorsing county legislation to redirect a portion of the county transfer tax to fund local road match projects and asked staff to prepare language for a future voting agenda.
Commissioners asked staff to seek a formal update from the Metro utility about timelines and engineering for the sewer connection project, and discussed inviting a Metro representative to a future meeting. Separately, commissioners agreed to consider endorsing county‑level legislation that would redirect part of the county transfer tax to fund road‑project matching funds.
A commissioner asked staff to reach out to Cyrus (Metro contact) for a formal status on Metro engineering, capacity and timelines. Staff reported the last communication indicated Metro was completing engineering and, under state rules, must begin planning if system capacity reaches 80%. Staff said Metro currently sits at about 80% capacity and that Metro may ask the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) for temporary allowance to push planning thresholds higher if engineering and right‑of‑way are in place.
The board discussed drafting a dated memo of Metro's status for resident transparency and suggested inviting a Metro representative to a public meeting (possibly April) to place the information on the record. One commissioner summarized the approach as “trust but verify” and asked staff to secure a formal written update and consider inviting Metro to a future meeting to report directly.
On county transfer tax legislation, a board member described a county initiative to return a percentage of the real‑estate transfer tax collected in Williamson County to the county to be used as matching funds for road projects. The member said Spring Hill had already adopted a supportive resolution and asked whether the board would endorse similar legislation; commissioners asked staff to draft language for the voting agenda.
Ending: Staff will request a formal, dated status memo from Metro on sewer engineering and capacity and will prepare draft language for a future vote to endorse the county transfer‑tax proposal; no formal endorsements or votes were taken at the work session.
