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Knott County approves application for up to $3.5 million in House Bill 1 funds for Pippa Passes wastewater plant
Summary
The court approved a resolution to apply for up to $3.5 million in House Bill 1 funding to upgrade the Pippa Passes (Caney) wastewater treatment plant, with the county judge/executive named as the authorizing correspondent and an anticipated completion by fiscal year 2026.
Knott County's special called meeting on June 7 included approval of a resolution to apply for House Bill 1 funding for upgrades to the Pippa Passes wastewater treatment plant. The court authorized submission of an application for up to $3.5 million in HB1 funds and designated the county judge/executive as the authorizing correspondent for the project.
The presiding official described the item as the "Caney/Pippa Passes Wastewater Treatment Plant" project (project number recorded in the transcript as "25DashO88/25-O88") and said the project was expected to complete by the end of fiscal year 2026. He told the court staff must return a completed scope-of-work letter to the Department for Local Government (DLG) as part of the application process.
A motion to approve pursuing the HB1 grant for the Pippa Passes wastewater plant was made by Calvin Wallace and seconded by Brent Smith; the motion passed on a voice vote recorded as unanimous "Aye." The court recorded unanimous approval and proceeded to adjourn.
The meeting record contains some inconsistent spellings and labels for the plant ("Caney" versus "Canyon" in the transcript); the article uses "Pippa Passes Wastewater Treatment Plant" where the meeting record references the Pippa Passes locality. The transcript does not list the detailed project budget breakdown beyond the maximum $3.5 million HB1 allocation; staff were directed to provide required documentation and supporting materials to DLG as part of the application process.
