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Afton approves $243,063 payment for sewer lagoon expansion; utility director details projects and funding plan
Summary
Council authorized a $243,063.01 payment to DNS Excavation for the sewer lagoon expansion and heard updates from Utility Director Josh Peavler on upcoming Adams Street work, a proposed VFD for the East Alley well, and a planned steel-line replacement; the town was accepted onto the SLIB Intended Usage Plan and will submit a loan application.
The Afton Town Council on April 8 approved a $243,063.01 payment to DNS Excavation as part of the Afton Sewer Lagoon Expansion Project and received a report on related utility projects and funding plans.
Dave Kennington presented the contractor's third application for payment for the lagoon expansion in the stated amount; Council Member Dirk Hillyard moved to approve the payment and Council Member Will Wilkes seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
Utility Director Josh Peavler briefed the council on other planned work: an Adams Street project, possible installation of a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) in the East Alley well to better regulate pump speed and output, and the replacement of one final steel line from Nield Avenue to Papworth Lane. Peavler said the town's application had been accepted onto the SLIB Intended Usage Plan and that a funding application for a loan would be submitted to support initiation of the project in 2026.
The minutes record these technical items as staff updates; no public opposition or alternative funding actions were recorded. The council's approval of the contractor payment moves the construction close to the next billing milestone for the sewer project.
