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Council awards multiple ARPA‑funded infrastructure contracts including $10.3M Generosity Creek sewer relief project
Summary
Council approved several contracts funded primarily through American Rescue Plan Act allocations and a state rural infrastructure grant, including waterline replacement on Main Street, a large sewer relief trunk line, streambank restoration at Lafayette/White Street, and a major North Street drainage replacement.
At its December meeting the Anderson City Council approved a package of infrastructure contracts financed mainly from the city’s ARPA allocation and a $10 million state Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) grant. City staff said these projects address aging utilities, compliance requirements and chronic drainage problems.
Key votes at a glance (all approvals passed unanimously):
- Main Street waterline replacement (J&M Construction LLC): contract award recommended at $2,421,950 for removal and replacement of a 10‑inch water main on Main Street from Tribble Street to Reed Street. Scott Banks, utility director, said the line is aged and falls under the EPA’s revised lead and copper rule; staff recommended replacing the line before repaving work begins. Staff expects…
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