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Johnston County water and sewer regionalization study presented to Benson board
Summary
Town staff presented a Johnston County Water and Sewer Regionalization Study outlining a three-year goal to form a county-wide authority combining local systems to increase funding opportunities and reduce redundancy; the presentation was informational and no decision was made.
Town Manager Kimberly Pickett briefed the Board on the Johnston County Water and Sewer Regionalization Study, which staff said responds to growth pressures and the challenges smaller jurisdictions face maintaining and expanding separate systems.
Pickett summarized the study’s rationale: combined systems can spread risk, limit redundant infrastructure and improve competitiveness for grants. The stated three-year goal is formation of a county-wide, self-contained water and sewer authority that would operate systems under one legal entity. Pickett emphasized the presentation was for information only and that each local government must decide independently whether to join such an authority.
No formal action was taken; the board received the information and did not make a commitment to participate.
