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Sewer coming soon
By Tiffany Green
STAFF WRITER
The town of West Point will soon begin the sanitary sewer project. The sewer project has been in the works for two years and is now in the final stages.
“The community is excited about it,” Mayor Kenneth Kilgo said. “We knew there wouldn’t be any growth in the town without it.”
At this months town council meeting, an ordinance was passed to put the sewer service rules and regulations into place and the council took the final steps to put the project to bid.
“We will be prepared for bids in about two weeks and will be ready for Jacks to come in,” Kilgo said.
Kilgo said Jack’s Restaurant will open contingent on how fast the sewer will be put into the community.
“We hope Jacks will come in by May,” Kilgo said.
Jacks Restaurant will create 40-60 jobs for the town.
“The sewer project will lay the future for more business coming to the town,” he said.
The mayor wants to bring in a grocery store and has already been pursuing some possibilities.
“The sewer capacity will attract some business,” he said. “We have been pursuing some and are now going back to look at some folks.”
Residents will be allowed to connect to the system with no impact fee during construction time and with only a small fee if they decide to connect later.
Existing residents will never have to tie in if they decide not to, Kilgo said.
The sewer system will potentially cover an area along County Road 1242 from the northern boundary of the town, to the intersection of County Road 1141 and west to the Gerdye Howell Library. It will include residential sites along County Roads 1140 and 1143.
It will not only include 40 potential residential sites, but also some businesses, one church, the town hall, West Point Park and will connect a sewer line to the sewage treatment plant at West Point School.
The average household base rate will be about $19 per month.
He said the sewer system will have very limited capacity with the route running only about one half mile through the town.
The council also discussed plans for a long term project to build a new town hall. The proposed building will be located on Highway 157, where the old Hastings Construction building is currently located.
“Hopefully we will have a new town hall and we will split the property with the fire department,” Kilgo said.
Kilgo said nothing is in the works yet, but the council has started discussing the project.
The mayor said they have a concept design, but it is just a general idea at this time.
The council also:
‰ Passed a resolution to accept project engineer resumes.
‰ Hired a new town park director, Karl Amonite.
‰ Tiffany Green can be reached by e-mail at tgreen@cullmantimes.com or by telephone at 734-2131, ext. 221.
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