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Perry County authorizes build‑operate‑transfer procurement, pursues $14M water grant and advances sewer/water study for I‑64 interchange
Summary
At its April meeting, the Perry County Board of Commissioners approved resolutions allowing public‑private (build‑operate‑transfer) procurement for infrastructure projects, authorized a committee to pursue a $14 million water grant and heard a $20,000 engineering study proposal to evaluate water and sewer service near the I‑64/State Road 37 interchange.
Perry County commissioners voted to authorize use of public‑private build‑operate‑transfer (BOT) agreements and to form an ad‑hoc committee to pursue a $14 million funding opportunity and oversee a competitive procurement process for a countywide rural water project.
The actions came after county staff and consultants from Westerling Engineering presented a proposed technical study to evaluate options for bringing water and sewer to the I‑64/State Road 37 interchange. "This is really kind of the culmination of wanting to make sure that the public is aware of the things that the county council and the county commissioners are doing," Jonathan said, introducing the communications and project materials and noting the county received 382 survey responses that staff recommended publishing.
Why it matters: Commissioners said expanded utility service at the interchange could…
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