The Washington County Board of Supervisors permitted giving $3 million to the Washington County Service Authority on Tuesday.
The board permitted the grant from a part of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to assist pay for the authority’s long-range plan to put in a sewer line alongside Lee Freeway from Bristol towards Abingdon, together with the Exit 10 space alongside I-81.
Supervisor Dwayne Ball stated the undertaking might assist motels alongside the Lee Freeway hall in addition to lure developments at Exit 10 between Bristol and Abingdon.
This sewer enlargement is anticipated to go to bid in October, in line with Ball, who stated he had conferred with Washington County Service Authority Basic Supervisor Robbie Cornett.
At this level, nevertheless, Ball stated the undertaking should soar hurdles that embody approval by the Tennessee Valley Authority as a result of the sewer line would doubtlessly cross via Sugar Hole Park — the situation of a dry retention basin used to carry again Beaver Creek from flooding downtown Bristol.
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Board Chairman Saul Hernandez praised the undertaking, calling it “a optimistic” for the county’s developments.
Additionally on Tuesday, the board permitted giving $400,000 of ARPA funds to the Washington County Industrial Growth Authority.
In different enterprise, the board permitted a plan to change election district traces for voting precedents to higher match inhabitants development and shifts.
Supervisor Phillip McCall stated he would lose a number of individuals from his district within the Abingdon space with the brand new change.
Supervisor Randy Pennington made the movement to approve the redistricting, seconded by Supervisor Charlie Hargis.
“This does have an effect on the Faculty Board and the Board of Supervisors,” County Legal professional Lucy Philips stated.
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