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Putnam County Commissioners unanimously approved a water improvement plan for Green Mountain residents Monday.
The county will join forces with the town of Algood to run water lines and install pumps. The county will pay $150,000 of the $270,000 price tag with the town of Algood footing the rest.
“I think it’s a very good project and these people have been wanting water up there on Green Mountain for a long time,” County Mayor Randy Porter said. “This is going to allow them to have public water.”
Porter said the CBDG grant program, which can often be used to lay new water lines, could not be used in this case. Incomes in the area were simply too high to qualify.
Some 14 residents in the region met with commissioners Mike Atwood and Cathy Reel, agreeing on the spot to paying the roughly $2,000 tap fee. Residents will also pay a $50-55 monthly water bill which includes maintenance of the lines through the rocky terrain.
“They are more than happy to pay it,” Reel said.
Atwood said some of these people have poor water situations. Porter said land in the area could be candidates for multi-family subdivisions. He said that simply would not have been possible with the previous water situation.
The Fiscal Review Committee approved the plan to install 4-inch line from Algood to Green Mountain. The county will fund its share through its capital projects fund. Algood will do the work and be responsible for upkeep.
