Hampton seeks additional legislative funds as well project nears bid stage
Summary
City Clerk Mary Lou Hildreth told the council staff is working with engineers and DEP to amend a prior legislative appropriation so the city can bill exhausted CDBG costs and expects the well project to go to bid by December pending Florida Commerce approvals.
City Clerk and Administrator Mary Lou Hildreth told the Hampton City Council the city is coordinating with engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to amend a prior legislative appropriation so the municipality can begin billing costs for a water well project where CDBG funds have been exhausted.
"Working with the engineers and DEP to get the first Legislative Appropriations amended so we can start billing costs for the well that have been exhausted in certain areas of the CDBG," Hildreth said, and she added the project is anticipated to go out to bid by December. She cautioned the schedule could be delayed because Florida Commerce must approve the design and engineering plans and then the bid documents.
Hildreth also told council she attended the legislative delegation in Bradford and thanked Representative Brannon and Senator Bradley for a prior appropriation; she said she will submit an additional request this year to secure enough funding to complete the well. The council did not take a formal vote on funding at the meeting; staff said the next steps are state approvals and then a formal procurement process.
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