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Jasper County workshop: $10 million water line for Palmetto site; $1.7 million shortfall covered by grants and developer investment
Summary
County staff described a water-line project exceeding $10 million to serve the Palmetto/SCA site and a 1,400-acre corridor. A roughly $8.1 million state grant plus local match and developer contributions cover the work; staff will bring a resolution back to the council for approval.
County staff on Thursday detailed a water-line project they say will support a large manufacturing site at the Palmetto/SCA tract and create redundancy and capacity along the Highway 17 corridor.
Unidentified Speaker S1, presenting project details, said the water line “really kind of increases people's incentive to want to locate in Jasper County” and confirmed the main project cost is over $10 million. He said the project ties into an existing 36-inch main that can supply the Palmetto site and a roughly 1,400-acre development area.
Staff described the financing mix: a grant of about $8.1 million from the state authority that…
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