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Athens County prioritizes $742,000 water‑tank rehab, seeks earmark and grant packaging
Summary
County water and sewer officials recommended a full $742,000 sandblast-and-paint rehabilitation for two tanks and a package of W&S capital projects for grants/earmarks; Board authorized an earmark service agreement and directed staff to prepare consolidated cost estimates with the county engineer.
Athens County’s water and sewer superintendent on Jan. 13 pressed for a full rehabilitation of two water tanks estimated at $742,000 and urged packaging that work with other treatment‑plant investments for competitive grant or congressional earmark funding.
Water & Sewer Supt. Oscar Carson described two options: a full sandblast and repainting for both tanks (engineering estimate about $742,000) and a lower‑cost appearance/pressure‑wash option (roughly $500,000) that the Board viewed as poor value because…
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