Algood Approves Loan For Water And Sewer Project

The Algood City Council approved a USDA Rural Development Loan last night for a major water and sewer line enhancement project.

“The loan with USDA Rural Development is for $1.89 million with the city providing $210,000 toward the final project price and taking over the loan with USDA,” City Administrator Keith Morrison said.

Officials said the water enhancement project seeks to increase fire hydrant flow from city hall all the way across Main Street to Mirandy Road.

“In this certain area of town that this is going to affect, it’s very necessary and probably will be placing some lines that have been in the ground more than 50-years,” Mayor Kirk Dyer said. “It will definitely increase our fire hydrant flow, which will assist our fire department and it could possibly help us towards a better ISO rating.”

The sewer line enhancement will involve adding a sewer station behind Brookside Drive to carry gravity fed sewer line from Arbor Place, Oakhaven Place, Old Walton Circle, Old Walton Road and up to Dry Valley.

“This has been a long time coming for those folks that were annexed sometime ago, but have not received this,” Dyer said.