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Planning commission approves off-site sewer infrastructure for Project Jonah-PSA, waives permit fee and bond
Summary
The Tazewell County Planning Commission voted 7-0 to approve off-site erosion-and-sediment infrastructure to connect Project Jonah (Pure Salmon) to the county PSA sewer line and waived the permit fee and bond for the Tazewell County portion of the work.
The Tazewell County Planning Commission on March 9 approved an off-site erosion-and-sediment (E&S) infrastructure plan to connect the Pure Salmon “Project Jonah” site to the Tazewell County PSA sewer system and waived the permit fee and bond for the county portion of the work.
Jennifer Dawson of Thompson & Litton described the connection as requiring about 3.5 acres of utility disturbance in Tazewell County and 0.3 acres in Russell County to reach the PSA sewer line. Kenneth Dunford Jr., Tazewell County director of engineering, told the commission he had reviewed the E&S plan and that it “meets all the requirements set forth,” and said no stormwater permit would be required for the work in Tazewell County. Dunford asked the commission to waive the permit fee and bond so the project could go to bid in April.
Member Jason Herndon moved to approve the E&S off-site infrastructure for Project Jonah-PSA and to waive the permit fee and bond; Member Darrell Addison seconded. The commission voted 7-0 to approve the motion. The approval applies only to the Tazewell County portion of the work; the plan noted a small portion of disturbance in Russell County but the commission did not act on that jurisdiction.
The motion consisted of two elements: approval of the E&S off-site infrastructure plan for the county portion of Project Jonah and a waiver of the local permit fee and bond requirement. The commission record lists no amendments to the plan and no conditions attached to the waiver.
Next steps stated at the meeting: the county engineering office will proceed with permitting steps consistent with the waived-fee decision and the project was expected to go out to bid in April. The meeting record did not specify a construction start date, funding sources for construction, or any easement agreements; those details were not specified in the discussion and remain to be provided by project proponents or county staff.
