City water system upgrade process moves forward

Upgrades to the City of Calhoun's water system took a step forward this week, as council members approved tens of millions in bonds. During Monday night's regular meeting, the council approved a master bond resolution allowing the issuance of water and sewer revenue bonds, with a first supplemental bond resolution allowing the issuance of up to $50 million to used as a draw down bond for the "acquisition, construction, and equipping of improvements to the water and sewer system, including, but not limited to, phase I water system construction, initial engineering and improvements to address drinking water regulations, reduce PFAS concentrations, and make other necessary upgrades to the overall system." kAmx? >:5\|2J[ E96 4@F?4:= 2AAC@G65 2 4@?EC24E H:E9 x?D:E6 t?8:?66C:?8 7@C E96 56D:8? @7 7FEFC6 A=2?E >@5:7:42E:@?D 2E 3@E9 E96 qC:EE2?J sC:G6 2?5 |2F=5:? #@25 724:=:E:6D]k^Am kAmpD AC6G:@FD=J C6A@CE65[ E96 E9C66\A92D6 AC@46DD :D D4965F=65 E@ :?4=F56 2 E9C66\>@?E9 AC6=:>:?2CJ 6?8:?66C:?8 A92D6[ 2 `c\>@?E9 56D:8? A92D6[ 2?5 2 b_\>@?E9 4@?DECF4E:@? A92D6 :? 4@==23@C2E:@? H:E9 r2?E@?\32D65 r2CE6C 2?5 $=@@A6]k^Am kAmr:EJ @77:4:2=D D2J E96D6 A=2?E >@5:7:42E:@?D 2:> E@ 6?DFC6 3@E9 724:=:E:6D >66E 2== C68F=2E@CJ C6BF:C6>6?ED 2?5 AC@E64E AF3=:4 962=E9[ 244@C5:?8 E@ @77:4:2=D — 6DA64:2==J :? C6DA@?D6 E@ A6C\ 2?5 A@=J7=F@C@2=:42=D]”k^Am k9am~E96C 3FD:?6DDk^9am kAmp DA64:2= 6G6?ED C6BF6DE 7C@> E96 s@H?E@H? s6G6=@A>6?E pFE9@C:EJ H2D 2AAC@G65 E@ 96=A <:4< @77 E96 9@=:52J D62D@?] ~? $2EFC52J[ }@G] a`[ 2? @A6? 4@?E2:?6C 5:DEC:4E H:== 36 2==@H65 5@H?E@H? dib_ E@ gib_ A]>][ H:E9 E96 r:EJ !2C< A2C<:?8 =@E 4=@D65 7C@> uC:52J[ }@G] a_ 2E d A]>][ E@ $F?52J[ }@G] aa[ 2E `_ A]>] 7@C E96 |6CCJ |2C<6E] !:65>@?E $EC66E H:== 2=D@ 36 4=@D65 2D 2 =@25:?8 K@?6[ D:>:=2C E@ E96 4=@DFC6D 5FC:?8 E96 72C>6CVD >2C<6E D62D@?] %96 D9@CE D64E:@? @7 %C2>>6= $EC66E H:== 2=D@ 36 4=@D65] k^Am kAmp C6BF6DE 7C@> E96 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E H2D 2AAC@G65 E@ FD6 Sf[dea]e_ :? DE2E6 7@C76:EFC6 7F?5D H2D 2AAC@G65 E@ AFC492D6 2>>F?:E:@? 7@C E96 286?4J] k^Am kAmp=D@ 2AAC@G65 H6C6 2 A2:C @7 2=4@9@=\C6=2E65 >2?286C 492?86 C6BF6DED 7@C cd_ (] q6=>@?E sC:G6 7C@> %C246 qFC<2=E6C E@ sJ=2? z:6=j 2?5 7@C rC24<6C q2CC6=[ `__ rC24<6C q2CC6= sC:G6[ 7C@> y2>6D s2G:D E@ s6KC6:89 $:>>@?D] k^Am kAmpE E96 C6BF6DE @7 r@>>F?:EJ s6G6=@A>6?E[ E96 4@F?4:= G@E65 E@ 2AAC@G6 2>6?5:?8 E96 4:EJ 766 D4965F=6 E@ :?4=F56 2 4@?5:E:@?2= FD6 A6C>:E 766 @7 Sc__ \\ 2 AC6G:@FD=J 2AAC@G65 2>@F?E] p=D@ 2AAC@G65 H6C6 2 >@H6C 2?5 3FD9 9@8 7@C DFCA=FD 7C@> (2E6C 2?5 (2DE6H2E6C |2:?E6?2?46] k^Am kAmu:?2==J[ E96 DF3>:DD:@? @7 E96 4:EJVD u:D42= *62C a_ae 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C 7:?2?4:2=D H6C6 2AAC@G65[ 2=@?8 H:E9 D@>6 u:D42= *62C a_af 3F586E 2>6?5>6?ED] k^Am kAm%96 ?6IE C68F=2C=J D4965F=65 >66E:?8 @7 E96 4@F?4:= :D D6E 7@C |@?52J[ }@G] ab[ 2E E96 s6A@E[ `_h $] z:?8 $E] p== >66E:?8D 2C6 @A6? E@ E96 AF3=:4]k^Am