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Committee moves to pursue service-area amendment for Central Pike Elementary School
Summary
At the request of the Wilson County School Board, the committee approved a staff recommendation to request that the county commission and the water authority consider amending sewer service area boundaries so the county can negotiate with the city of Lebanon to serve Central Pike Elementary School.
The Sanitary Sewer Access Committee voted to authorize staff to begin the process of amending sewer service area boundaries so the county can negotiate with the city of Lebanon to extend public sewer service to Central Pike Elementary School.
Joe Haddix, representing the Wilson County School Board, requested the committee’s help to secure sewer service for the school site at 14045 Central Pike (Map 101 Parcel 45.02). Christopher summarized staff’s view that adding the parcel into the county’s sewer service area would allow the county to negotiate with the city of Lebanon and the Wilson Water and Wastewater Authority for public sewer service. He said the county chair and attorney must sign the request before forwarding it to the county commission and then to the water authority, which is the accepted process for service-area amendments.
Why it matters: without a service-area amendment the school’s sewer arrangements could be uncertain when the building schedule advances. Christopher said the nearby city of Lebanon force main made municipal service a feasible option and staff recommended initiating the amendment now to avoid timing problems for the school’s opening.
Committee action: a motion to “get the ball rolling” on the service-area amendment was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. Staff will prepare the form with required signatures, forward it to the county commission for adoption, and then present the request to the water and wastewater authority.
Budget and capacity notes: during discussion staff said the school’s SFU allocation and any associated fees would count against county capacity. One committee member reported a county portion of $1,290,000 was discussed in the meeting as the county’s portion for work in the corridor (43 SFUs cited in discussion), and staff referenced prior examples: Glaiveville Elementary (2008) paid $90,000 for 18 SFUs and Glaiveville Middle School (2017) had a $400,000 fee waived for 80 SFUs. No fee waiver or final SFU tally was decided at the meeting.
Next steps: staff will file the service-area amendment request, obtain county commission action, and then present materials to the water and wastewater authority for final action.
