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New Kent officials recommend proceeding with Brickshire tank and Route 249 waterline bids; board weighs VRA application and rate impacts
Summary
Public Utilities Director Mike Lang recommended moving forward on three water projects (Brickshire tank, associated waterline, Route 249 waterline) after competitive low bids; financial advisers presented multiple borrowing scenarios and urged considering a VRA application by Feb. 6 to preserve bidding and funding options while supervisors asked about rate impacts and development dependence.
New Kent County’s Public Utilities Director Mike Lang urged the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 28 to move forward on three water projects after the county received competitive bids: a Brickshire water tank (low bid $7,965,000), an associated waterline ($1,594,649) and the Route 249 waterline ($4,346,774). Lang said the projects are important to system resiliency, improve water quality (fluoride for Brickshire) and would increase fire flows in growth areas.
Financial advisers presented modeling that examined five funding scenarios and three cash‑policy cases. The staff summary identified roughly $22 million in approved carryforward utility projects and about $13.4 million in additional…
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