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Cullman City Council adopts $5.09 million SRF loan to replace 30-inch transmission main
Summary
On second reading the Cullman City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-44 to accept a $5,090,000 SRF loan at 2.2% for 20 years to replace the city’s 30-inch primary transmission water pipeline; the ordinance passed on a roll-call vote.
The Cullman City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-44 on second reading to accept a State Revolving Fund loan of $5,090,000 at a fixed rate of 2.2% for 20 years to replace the city’s 30-inch primary transmission water pipeline.
The funding measure was presented as necessary to ensure a safe and reliable water-transmission supply for the community. Councilman Schaeffer, during committee reports, described the larger replacement project as a significant undertaking and said, "we're fixing to pass the 30-inch main, and that's gonna be a $10,000,000 job," noting that the SRF loan covers a portion of that work.
Council moved to adopt the ordinance, the city clerk conducted a roll-call vote, and the measure carried. The roll-call as read in the record recorded affirmative votes and the presiding officer declared the motion carried.
The ordinance will fund design and construction work to replace the aging main; additional project planning and contracting steps were described in committee reports but no further debate occurred during the adoption vote. Council did not provide a detailed construction timeline at the meeting.
Next steps: the council approved the ordinance and the clerk will post the final adopted ordinance and related project documents to the city’s online agenda materials.
