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Service Authority authorizes eminent‑domain acquisition for pump‑station upgrade, approves $59,875 wastewater change order
Summary
The Service Authority board authorized acquisition of property rights for the Presidential Village pump station (by eminent domain if necessary) to support decommissioning of Perkins Corner wastewater plant, and approved a $59,874.95 change order funded by ARPA/DEQ contingency funds for necessary modifications identified during submittals.
The King George County Service Authority board approved a resolution authorizing the acquisition of necessary real property rights — using eminent domain as a last resort — for land needed to upgrade the Presidential Village pump station and enable decommissioning of the Perkins Corner wastewater treatment plant.
Bryce Young, county engineer, told the board that the owner of the parcel needed for the pump station came to be defunct and that staff had exhausted other options. "This resolution will allow the engineering department on behalf of the service authority to proceed with the acquisition of necessary real property rights through eminent domain," Young said. The board voted to adopt the resolution on Oct. 7.
In related business the board approved Change Order No. 1 for the Perkins Corner improvements in the amount of $59,874.95. Staff said the amount covers a short list of technical items identified during the contractor submittal and review process — including a concrete pad extension at the screening area to accommodate a dumpster, additional electrical and a revised pump selection to meet site power constraints. The amendment reduces one item by $4,087 through value engineering, leaving a net change order of $59,874.95.
Staff emphasized the change order is funded from contingency in the ARPA/DEQ grant supporting the project and that delaying the change order could cause costly construction delays and jeopardize consent‑order deadlines with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. On a roll call the motion passed (Robotham — Aye; Collins — No; Sollins — Aye; Davis — Aye; Chair — Aye).
The Service Authority also approved an administrative contract assignment to transfer existing SCADA services to a reorganized vendor entity and approved routine consent items. Service Authority General Manager Dan Hamilton reported operational items including a billing vendor transition effective Nov. 1 (to allow online payments and autopay), a decline in outstanding consent‑order items from three to one after recent DEQ reclassifications, and routine leak tracking.
Provenance: The Presidential Village public hearing and resolution began at 01:44:25 and the change‑order discussion and vote were held during the service authority portion of the meeting; transcript notes capture the $59,874.95 figure and the roll‑call result.
