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Mayor: funds for grinder pumps and wastewater upgrades "should be ready"; hydrant flushing set for Feb. 9
Summary
At the Jan. 13 Milton meeting Mayor Angela Upchurch said funds for grinder pumps and wastewater-treatment-plant upgrades "should be ready for us to use very soon," reported a water-service line repair that cost more than $5,000, and said applications for a Race Track water line are with USDA and Emergency Management.
Mayor Angela Upchurch said the Town of Milton is close to having money available for grinder pumps and upgrades at the town wastewater treatment plant.
"The funds for grinder pumps and WWTP upgrades should be ready for us to use very soon," Upchurch said during the Jan. 13 town meeting.
Upchurch also reported a water service line under Fairview broke after New Year’s, and the repair exceeded $5,000 because crews had to dig under the street. She said the contractor Mullins will top the repair with asphalt once the asphalt plant resumes operations.
The mayor said the town has applications in with both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and local Public Safety/Emergency Management for a Race Track water line project and expects word soon on a VUR application for a new wastewater package plant. She said the town mailed lead and galvanized-line notices to customers and completed its E-Cert filing with assistance from Tru-Pani. Upchurch also noted the town’s SAM.gov registration is due for annual renewal.
Finance Officer Elizabeth Lattime presented December 2025 account figures for the general and water-sewer funds during the meeting, including statement balances, income and expense totals and a note that 11 late fees were assessed in the month.
The mayor said the town has received about $1.5 million in infrastructure funding since February 2025 and is waiting on four additional awards; officials plan to apply in a spring funding round.
The meeting agenda also included routine administrative business and a schedule of upcoming maintenance: hydrant flushing is set for Feb. 9, 2026.
The council took no formal vote on spending the reported funds during the meeting; the mayor’s comments described grant- and application-stage progress rather than approved appropriations.
