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Two new developments in Byrdstown will be added to the town’s sewer system with pumping stations at each site.
Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson told the Board of Aldermen Monday night work continues on the new RV Park and Paradise View projects. Gibson said the town would not be responsible for building the pumping stations but would eventually take them over.
“Once those are in place and everything is working they will guarantee them for a year,” Gibson said. “And then after a year, we will pretty well take them over because private people, individuals are not in charge of pumping stations like that.”
Gibson said the new pumping stations will pump sewer to the pumping station located between Dairy Queen and Fitzgerald’s. Gibson said the additions will be a big plus especially if future development continues in those areas.
“It will also be public and be owned by the town of Byrdstown,” Gibson said. “So if somebody else or Jeff Rich wants to build a house down there and he’s not on their property without their consent and if he wants to gravity into that manhole he won’t have to pay for it like those people have had to do.”
Gibson said however a pumping station on Highway 111 close to Pryor’s Auto Spot will have to be upgraded due to the two projects. Gibson said the town would be responsible for that pumping station as he did not want to break a promise that he had made to the developers.
“Whenever they contacted us I told them if they would upgrade the pumping station there between Dairy Queen and Fitzgerald’s then that’s all they would have to do and that we would provide the sewer line,” Gibson said. “So now that we know that one has to be done I can’t go back and say yeah now yall are gonna have to do that too.”
Gibson said he hopes the town receives the Community Block Development Grant to help pay for the upgrade of the Highway 111 pumping station. Gibson said both Paradise View and the RV Park are slowly progressing forward.
In other business, The aldermen approved to apply for the THDA Home Grant Program. Gibson the grant is something the town has received before and this year the grant is up to $750,000.
Aldermen approved a United Systems Purchase. Office Administrator Michelle Mitchell said the computer systems have not been updated in the past five years. Gibson said getting a bundle quote was more cost-effective than only upgrading certain computers.
The aldermen approved the specs for pavilion parking lot bids. Gibson said the project will be bid out in March.
The aldermen approved equipment upgrades and replacement parts for the water treatment plant. Water Plant Superintendent Buster Harmon said the purchase will be an estimated $12,300.
