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Kemper County utility board reports water‑line pre‑construction steps; USDA REDLG paperwork revised
Summary
At its March 19 meeting, the Kemper County Utility District reported that a pre-construction conference for a water-line project has taken place, materials are on site and work is expected to begin soon; counsel said revised REDLG loan/grant information was submitted to USDA.
The Kemper County Utility District met March 19, 2025, at the Kemper County Courthouse Annex in DeKalb but did not have a quorum; Commissioners Bill Wilkerson and Tony Luke were present. Staff reported immediate steps toward construction of a district water line and that federal grant/loan paperwork had been updated for review.
Terrell Temple of Engineering Plus provided the engineering update, reporting that a pre-construction conference with the water-line contractor had been held, materials have been acquired and work will begin soon. Temple also said the Kemper County Board of Supervisors voted to extend the gas line from the TVA reducing station to Highway 16 and discussed contracts for site grading and for equipment and fencing.
Kacey Bailey, legal counsel to the district, told the board that revised information requested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture had been submitted for the district's REDLG (Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant) application. The minutes do not record an approval, denial or timeline from USDA.
The district's financial report listed a checking account balance of $28,932.84. Because no quorum was present, the minutes note that the agenda and February 19, 2025 minutes were presented and reviewed but do not record formal votes on agenda items. The minutes were later signed and approved on April 16, 2025.
Next steps recorded in the minutes include moving forward with the pre-construction work now that materials are on site and finalizing contracts for grading and equipment/fencing; the record does not show any binding board action taken at the March 19 meeting.
