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Sandersville council applies for 2026 CHIP grant, awards MLK sewer rehab bid
Summary
Sandersville voted to adopt a resolution applying for the 2026 CHIP grant and awarded a bid to Turnipseed Engineers for the MLK sewer rehabilitation, which will use CDBG funding and include road repaving; the city expects a grant decision by May.
The Sandersville City Council voted January 20 to adopt Resolution #2026-01 authorizing the city to apply for the 2026 CHIP (Community HOME Investment Program) grant and to award a bid for the MLK sewer rehabilitation project to Turnipseed Engineers.
City Manager Kandice Hartley reviewed the CHIP application in the working session, saying the city should know by May whether it receives the award and that the CDBG grant will fund the MLK sewer work. Water/Wastewater Director Alex Lowe told the council the MLK project includes sewer rehabilitation and that the roadway will be repaved when construction is complete; Lowe also reported staff have started using sodium hydroxide at the Ferncrest lift station and that work on the Laurel Acres lift station had not yet begun.
The council formally approved the CHIP application resolution during the 5:00 P.M. meeting (Council Member Mayme Dennis moved; Mayor Pro Tem Jeffery Smith seconded; motion passed unanimously). At the same meeting the council awarded the MLK sewer rehabilitation CDBG bid to Turnipseed Engineers (Council Member Deborah Brown moved; Council Member Danny Brown seconded; motion passed unanimously).
Hartley noted easements will be needed for the MLK project and said she has discussed that with Council Member Deborah Brown, who agreed to assist in obtaining them. The resolution and the bid award are procedural steps that allow staff to pursue grant funding and begin contract work if the award and subsequent procurement steps proceed as planned.
The council did not set construction start dates at the meeting. Funding, grant award confirmations and final contracting steps were described as pending: the city expects a CHIP decision by May, and the MLK project will move forward contingent on the CDBG procurement and easement acquisition.
Actions taken: the council adopted Resolution #2026-01 to submit a 2026 CHIP application to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and awarded the MLK sewer rehabilitation bid to Turnipseed Engineers. The council noted use of CDBG funds for the sewer project and discussed easement acquisition.
