Carroll County PSA asks staff for cost estimate to run water, sewer to Gwynn House

The Carroll County Public Service Authority voted unanimously at its September meeting to ask staff for a cost estimate to extend water and sewer service to the Gwynn House, a large property a resident said could be converted to housing for about 30–31 people.

The request followed public comments from the resident who signed up as Mister Moyer Beamer, who told the board, “If we can get the sewer and water up to it, we can turn it into bringing several people in here that we’ve already got working.” He said the sewer line comes close to the property and urged the board to complete service by spring to allow inspections and move workers from Sparta to live and shop in Carroll County.

During authority members’ time, Mister Dixon moved that staff member Mister Watson prepare a cost estimate for running water and sewer to the Gwynn House and present it at the next meeting; the motion was seconded and carried on a unanimous voice vote. Board members discussed technical options for tying into an existing line, including installing a grinder pump or a standard residential-style grinder where a press is required if the main is force main at the top of the hill and converts to gravity down the slope. Staff said engineers would need to check pressures to determine whether a pump would be required and to produce an accurate price.

The motion directs staff to return with a price estimate so the board can decide whether to proceed at a future meeting. No timetable for actual construction or a funding source was specified at the meeting.

The board took no other formal action on the project at this meeting; the request for an estimate is the next procedural step.