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Fincastle council outlines five priorities for roughly $282,000 in COVID recovery funds
Summary
The Fincastle Town Council reviewed a prioritized plan to spend approximately $282,000 in remaining COVID Recovery funds, including a mandatory lead service line study, pump replacement for Well No. 2, meter replacements, smoke testing and a possible water line extension; each item will require separate council approval.
The Fincastle Town Council at its Aug. 8 meeting discussed a prioritized plan to allocate approximately $282,000 in remaining COVID Recovery funds toward water and infrastructure work.
Mayor Mary Bess Smith said the infrastructure committee ranked five projects by priority: smoke testing by Dukes (about $6,000); a mandatory lead service line study estimated at $20,000 that would test about 47 locations and will be led by Paul Peery; replacement of a critical pump for Well No. 2 with a 40-horsepower unit (about $50,000, with a six- to eight-month order backlog); replacement of older water meters to enable off-site readings (about $100,000); and construction to extend water lines on West Main to the town limit (about $75,000 or funded from any remaining balance). Smith said each of the five projects will need individual approval by the council before funds are committed.
The council noted timing constraints: the COVID Recovery funds must be committed by December 2024 and spent by December 2026, so staff will return with more detailed budgets and procurement timelines for each line item.
The lead service line effort is described in the meeting as mandatory and constrained by an October deadline; Peery was identified as the project leader for that study. The town also plans smoke testing to identify underground system issues and meter replacement to modernize reads and reduce on-site meter visits.
No formal vote on these priorities was recorded at the Aug. 8 meeting; the council authorized staff to pursue details and bring discrete approval items back to a future meeting.
