Several big-ticket Centerville projects, most with grant funding, continue to move slowly toward realization, Mayor Gary Jacobs said.
A rundown:
— As the first phase of the Defeated Creek Basin sewer rehabilitation project nears completion, plans are being readied for phase 2.
Jacobs said plans will be submitted to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation in July. Bids for the work, approximately $2 million, may be sought in August. The work is repairing leakages throughout the north part of the Centerville system. The mayor said he would ask the state to lift a moratorium on new connections when the first phase is complete.
— A $4.2-million water system improvement project, funded by federal dollars provided through the county government in October of 2022, should go to bid in October. Submission for state approval is due in August.
Half of the funding, $2.099 million, is for tracking down and repairing water leaks in the system. The grant also includes $1.48 million to create plans for water lines into the Swan Creek, Leatherwood and Coble communities, though not for line construction.
The grant fund also includes $100,000 to create a connection with the Bon Aqua-Lyles Utility District, to be used in emergencies; $480,000 for zone meters, primarily to track levels in the town’s water towers; and $100,000 for an asset management plan.
— Jacobs said there is no word yet on when the million-dollar multi-modal grant from the state, approved last year, will move past paperwork. It will create a sidewalk from the Public Square to Mary Field Avenue.
The mayor said he will shortly apply for a second multimodal grant, which will create sidewalk from Mary Field Avenue to Centerville RiverPark. This section is in its design phase.
The town will spend $250,000 later this year on repaving projects, using local and state funds.
