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Village hears multi-million-dollar updates on sewer, water-main and lead service-line projects
Summary
Consultant Ron of Chastain & Associates told the Village of Kincaid board that a prior $1.2 million sewer project is nearing closeout (about 30% forgiveness), a Bulpitt water-main loan under $3 million is 98% complete (about 50% forgiveness), and a $2.025 million EPA-funded lead service-line replacement will replace roughly 88 lines with full forgiveness.
Chastain & Associates’ representative Ron briefed the Village of Kincaid board on several infrastructure projects, saying a previously funded sewer package that installed a new aeration system, pumps and sewer lining cost about $1.2 million and that roughly 30% of that loan will be forgiven as the village prepares for an EPA final inspection.
Ron said the Bulpitt water-main replacement loan is “just a little under 3 million dollars,” the work is about 98% complete, and roughly half the cost is expected to be forgiven; only final details and contractor payments remain before the loan can be closed. He added that the village has signed a loan agreement for a lead-service-line replacement project totaling $2,025,000 and described that loan as eligible for 100% EPA forgiveness, with the first phase intended to replace about 88 lead or galvanized service lines and construction likely to start later this summer once contractor bonds and signed contracts are submitted.
The consultant also said the village is considering a second-phase sewer lining project after televising inspections by HOERR Construction provide a clearer scope. A preliminary budget submitted to the EPA estimated that follow-on sewer work could total roughly $2.2 million and would likely qualify for similar forgiveness rates. On a separate capital project, Ron said the Safe Routes to School plans have been revised with state reviewers and that a $250,000 grant already awarded must be committed by mid-next year once final plans are approved and bid letting occurs.
The board did not take votes on these staff-recommended project plans during the presentation. Mayor Tony Pezze and trustees asked procedural questions about timing and local impacts; trustees were reminded that additional technical scope and contract steps remain before construction begins.
