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Thomasville council approves $7.77 million package to upgrade Raines/Ranges Road pump station
Summary
The council unanimously accepted a Clean Water SRF loan and $4 million in ARPA funds and adopted a capital project ordinance to fund a pump-station upgrade and roughly 4,800 feet of 16-inch force main, enabling staff to solicit bids next month.
The Thomasville City Council unanimously approved a funding package and capital project ordinance to upgrade the Raines/Ranges Road pump station and install roughly 4,800 linear feet of 16-inch force main.
City Manager Michael Brandt told the council the package includes a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan offer of $3,698,845 and $4,000,000 in ARPA funds. “The $4,000,000 is a grant,” Brandt said, and he added that $500,000 of the SRF loan is being treated as principal forgiveness while the remainder will be repaid with low-interest or no-interest terms as specified by the program. Together with a local match of $73,977, Brandt said the ordinance establishes total project funding of $7,772,822.
The council adopted the capital project ordinance, which the manager described as the procedural step that allows staff to accept construction bids next month. Brandt said the council’s action should allow the city to lift a moratorium on development on the north side of town by increasing sewer capacity in that area.
Why it matters: the ordinance and funding move a multi-million-dollar infrastructure upgrade into the procurement phase and commit both federal/ARPA and state revolving loan resources to a project that city officials said will support residential development and public utility capacity on the north side.
Council members applauded staff for securing the funding quickly; no council member opposed the resolution, and the vote was recorded as 6–0 in favor.
Next steps: staff will move to advertise and accept bids for the pump station project and associated force main installation in the coming weeks, as set out in the capital project ordinance passed at the meeting.
