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County updates: waterline extensions, Phase 2 grading site and transfer-station overhaul underway
Summary
County staff reported upcoming waterline construction in the NEBO area and West Marion, a Golden Leaf-funded Phase 2 grading project slated to begin June 2, and a multi-month transfer-station improvement project funded in part by ARPA.
County staff briefed commissioners on a group of infrastructure projects covering water-system expansion, an industrial-site grading project and transfer-station upgrades.
Water system: County staff said the East End project (NC 126 near Marion Lake Club and State Park) will begin in early June and will require coordination because lines will run in narrow roadways. Phase 2a and 2b projects are nearing completion on roads including Roland's Chapel, Old Number 10 and Memorial Park Road. A booster pump station is required for the Providence/West Marion Elementary area to provide adequate pressure and fire flow; staff said the booster location is being finalized and that the project is expected to start later in the calendar year.
Universal Grading Phase 2: Using Golden Leaf Foundation grant funds, the county will rough-grade an approximately 10-acre site adjacent to a previously graded parcel near the college campus. A contractor pre-construction meeting was held and work is expected to start June 2; the grading prepares a pad so future developers can fine-grade and build.
Transfer station improvements: Staff said the transfer-station tipping floor and related structures (originally built in the mid-1990s) require significant rehabilitation or replacement to maintain state permit compliance. A contractor will construct a temporary secondary tipping floor so operations can continue while the existing floor is repaired—work that could render portions of the facility disruptive for several months. The county also authorized separate improvements including a second set of scales to improve inbound/outbound traffic flow; funding for the transfer-station scope includes American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Why it matters: Projects address water-service expansion for households and schools, prepare industrial-ready pads to attract business, and protect solid-waste operations that are necessary to manage county waste flow.
Ending: Staff asked for public patience during construction and said more detailed schedules and public notices will follow as contractors mobilize.
