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County agrees to use engineering firm to support $5 million Millburn water project
Summary
Officials authorized use of the county's engineering firm to respond to questions and begin design work for the Millburn Water District project tied to a reported $5,000,000 allocation; board members emphasized local control over water sales.
The Carlisle County governing body agreed to engage its regular engineering firm to assist with design and questions for a proposed Millburn Water District project tied to a reported $5,000,000 allocation. Moderator (Speaker 2) said the county received outreach from Dickens law firm asking the county's engineers to answer specific technical questions about Millburn, and the board agreed that the engineering firm (referred to in the discussion as BFW/Banking firm) should be used to support the project.
"They wanna talk to our engineering firm. They can talk to me. I mean, I can't tell them. You know, I'm not none of us are educated in the engineering world to be able to answer those questions," Moderator (Speaker 2) said, explaining the practical need to rely on engineers for technical responses. Board members said the goal is to keep Millburn water within local control and not allow neighboring Graves County or other communities to sell water into that system without local consent.
The board also discussed placing a board together to guide the project and said additional funds might become available next year to expand the system. The county confirmed intent to call the engineering firm when needed and agreed that engineers should help design a system large enough to eventually serve multiple communities if future funding allows.
