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Fountain Inn staff report contractor change for Main Street work, park redesign and sewer rehab nearing $10M
Summary
City staff updated council on Main Street paving subcontractor changes with corrections tentatively scheduled July 27–31; PD Terry City Park phase 1 will include four pickleball courts and is funded by recreation impact fees; the sanitary sewer rehab is nearing $10 million after extensive mains, lateral and manhole work.
City staff delivered a package of capital-project updates at the council meeting, reporting a contractor substitution for Main Street paving, progress on park design and near-completion of a multiyear sanitary sewer rehabilitation.
Mr. Bell told the council that Byrd Paving declined to perform necessary Main Street repairs, so AOS Construction will continue the project using Campbell Pavement Specialties as its paving subcontractor; the paving corrections are tentatively scheduled to begin July 27 and be completed by July 31, pending a definitive schedule expected within a week.
On parks, Mr. Bell said phase 1 of the PD Terry City Park improvements — budgeted in the new fiscal year that began July 1 — includes removing existing tennis courts, replacement of fencing and lighting, and an expansion that the proposed final design shows would add four pickleball courts, two tennis courts, new fencing and upgraded lighting. He said the city is reviewing 30% construction drawings and that the project will be funded 100% by recreation impact fees.
Mr. Bell also reported the city’s sanitary sewer rehabilitation project is approaching its $10,000,000 completion goal. He provided project totals so far: more than 61,000 linear feet of sewer main rehabilitated, roughly 3,200 linear feet replaced, 13 manholes replaced, 97 repairs, 78 lateral replacements and 84 manhole rehabilitations. He acknowledged the work had been disruptive in parts of the community but said it is nearing an end.
Other items included progress on Wall and Jones Street parking-lot stormwater and sewer upgrades (curb work largely complete and substantial completion anticipated by the end of August), Fire Station 3 septic-system design underway after sanitary sewer was not feasible, and a calendar of summer recreation events and museum exhibits.
No formal votes on these capital projects were recorded at the meeting; the items were provided as staff updates.
