Un-Muddying The Waters
by John Weckerle
We have received additional information on the status of the Edgewood sewer project. According to our source, the 180-day clock did not, in fact, start as of the date of Mayor Bob Stearley’s previously-referenced letter to The Independent, and will not start in the immediate future. Rather, the Council must formally award the contract, after which paperwork associated with contractual relationships between the Town and the contractor would be processed and the contractor would have to be bonded. The 180-day clock, therefore, would not begin until sometime in early August and would, theoretically, run out in February/March 2010, missing the Mayor’s March prediction that it would be completed this year.
The sewer is planned to be constructed in two phases, the first of which would extend from Wal-Mart on State Road 344 to the treatment plant. This phase, again theoretically, could begin operation sometime in December. The second phase would include part of the commercial district, stretching from the western edge of the Liberty Development property (the proposed future home of a movie theater and other businesses) west to approximately the location of the NAPA store, although precise comparison of the online version of the sewer map with street maps is a little difficult, as the former is hand-drawn on a topographic map that does not contain detailed street information.
All things considered, our original skepticism as to whether the sewer would be completed this year remains in place. We do hope that the project will move on smoothly from this point, and that the service will be up and running early next year.
2 Responses “Un-Muddying The Waters”
I have a pound of Starbucks coffee wagered with someone (can’t say who) that the first phase will not be finished by November.
Fred Berger (God Bless Him) and I thank you for the article.
Those who don’t want development in Edgewood must be be secretly laughing to themselves. They have held things up, again. For those who do not understand the problem, without a functioning sewer system, many new commercial enterprises are reluctant to move here.
In complementing recently -deceased Fred Berger, Mr. Ring has it right. ” Fred” was very perceptive and saw through the “machinations” of those who are holding things up. I just hope the eyes of local voters open up to what is transpiring. By the way, has anyone heard anything about “stimulus” projects being “approved “for our area?