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Manila Council sets conditions, says town water system can support Pinnacle if upgrades continue
Summary
Sunrise Engineering told the council the town’s wells and one-million-gallon tank can support the proposed Pinnacle development if monitoring and distribution improvements continue; council required specific phased amenities, a developer-paid master meter, and an off-site recreation fee. Several exhibits remain incomplete and a full DRC review is required before approvals move forward.
Sunrise Engineering presented a detailed progress update on the Pinnacle development and outlined the approval steps the Town of Manila must complete before building can proceed.
Aaron Averett of Sunrise Engineering told the council the near-term path includes finalizing a Developer Agreement, applying a multi-family (RMF) overlay, and completing preliminary and final plats and engineering once the applicant submits a full packet and the Development Review Committee (DRC) conducts another review. "The agreement will provide that the developer purchases and installs the master meter and pays one full water and sewer impact fee per unit," Averett said.
Sunrise reported that state regulators have agreed to allow Pinnacle to be served by a master water meter at the highway: the Town will own the system up to that meter while the developer will own and maintain internal water and hydrant infrastructure, with Town access for testing and sampling. Engineers said SCADA data, recent well performance measurements and the town’s one-million-gallon storage tank together indicate the system can support Pinnacle and other expected growth if the town continues to monitor well drawdown and pursue planned distribution and lagoon improvements.
Councilmember Matt Tippets and Sunrise staff noted the engineer’s estimate that there are about 100 existing vacant lots and that system capacity could accommodate roughly 300 additional connections beyond current customers; council and staff characterized those numbers as planning estimates rather than firm commitments.
Council direction: the council required that certain amenities be built in specific phases — a pool, hot tub, gym and pool house in Phase 2, and a convenience-store/restaurant in Phase 3 — and agreed to require an off-site recreation fee from the developer roughly equal to the cost of a pickleball court to be held for Town recreation improvements. The council also directed that architectural exhibits (lodge-style drawings, material samples, and decorative fence details) be attached as exhibits to the Developer Agreement.
Averett cautioned the submittal is incomplete: several exhibits and details (final fencing and landscaping specifications, stormwater aesthetics sign-off, firе-access letters and other items identified in the staff report) are still missing. The council said a full DRC review and a revised Developer Agreement addressing the outstanding exhibits must be completed before the project can advance to plat or engineering approvals.
Next steps: Town staff will work with Sunrise and the developer to assemble missing exhibits and bring a revised packet back to the council and the DRC for formal action.
