White Co. Commission Approves TDEC Matching Funds, Honors Culley
White County Commission approved matching funds for TDEC Water Infrastructure during its Monday meeting. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said that the money will be spent in next year’s budget. He said that this approval allows him to go to the utility district to discuss the County Commission’s commitment to water infrastructure projects. “Because I […]
Van Buren Commission To Consider Water Committee’s Spending Plan
Van Buren County’s Water Committee has approved a TDEC ARP spending plan for the county commission to consider. Mayor Greg Wilson said Spencer Utility District’s raw water source project headlines the proposal. “The City of Spencer was awarded about $2,110,000 for raw water to be pumped straight from Caney Fork to the water plant,” Wilson […]
Robinson To Ask White Commission For Funds To Move Forward With TDEC ARP Grants
White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said he will ask the county commission Monday to appropriate the needed match for TDEC’s ARP money. The county has about $5 million to allocate among utility districts. Robinson said the ask will be about $620,000 to $650,000. “I’ll be asking the county commission coming up Monday night to […]
Warren Pushing For Industrial Growth Through TDEC ARP Upgrades
Warren County plans to use some of its TDEC ARP money to prepare for industrial growth in the southwest portion of the county. County Executive Jimmy Haley said the county’s Industrial Development Board has a property it wants to develop. “IDB has purchased 200 acres right on the Coffee County/Warren County line that we’re working […]
Clay Starts Work To Rank Projects Expanding Public Water
Three Clay County Utility Districts are working on project scorecards to gain some of the county’s ARP TDEC money. They include the Celina Utility District, North Overton Utility District and Northwest Clay Utility District. County Executive Dale Reagan said the county has about $3 million to allocate. “My first and main priority is that if we […]
Clay Executive Introduces Initial Spending Plan For ARP Money
Clay County starting the process on its spending plan on some $1.4 million of American Rescue Plan money. County Executive Dale Reagan created a suggested list that he has shared with the county commission. Reagan said he has included expenditures for emergency services, solid waste and parks. “Just about everything I mentioned there is somethings […]
Byrdstown Considering State ARP Funding For State Mandated Water Project
Byrdstown wants to upgrade its water plant through TDEC’s ARP money coming down to Pickett County. Mayor Sam Gibson said the primary project for the town is improvements to settling basins. “We’ve got three of them there at the water plant and two of them have sink holes and have leaked out,” Gibson said. “We’re […]
Livingston Focusing On Paving And Water Meters With ARP Money
Paving and water meter upgrades highlight Livingston’s ARP spending plan. Mayor Curtis Hayes said he wants to spend $1.2 million on city streets. Then use TDEC’s allocation of $968,000 for a automatic meter reader system. “Those would be addressing leaks to our system that we are currently under the review board with the state of […]
Putnam Commission Approves Baxter Partnership To Rehab Sewer System
Putnam County has partnered with Baxter to seek funding for a wastewater rehabilitation project. Baxter Mayor John Martin and Engineer Tom Bennett presented the proposal to the county commission Tuesday night. Bennett said the city needs to rehab 50 percent of its sewer system to keep up with growth. “I think we can say two […]
Putnam Preparing For Broadband Expansions
Putnam County wants to send out requests for proposals next month preparing for future broadband projects from ARP funding. Mayor Randy Porter said the county wants to correlate with the state, which will soon be accepting grant applications from providers. “We’re very hopeful that once this project is done, 100 percent of Putnam County will […]
