Consider Awarding the Bids to Install a Treated Water Line to the Hinds/Wildcat Water System, as Specified in the Fiscal Year 2021 - 2022 Budget, and Take Any Other Action Deemed Necessary. Mr. Heaney reminded the board that the Hinds/Wildcat Water System is the last of the three systems under enfor

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cement orders with the EPA for elevated Nitrate levels. He stated that it has taken almost two y ears to get the necessary easements in place. Additionally, he explained that the Covid Pandemic caused an interruption in pipe production, as well as fluctuating pipe prices. He then reminded that at the July 21, 2021 board meeting, the board a uthorized the advertisement for bids to install an 8” treated water transmission line from the City of Vernon to the Hinds-Wildcat Pump Station , and perform required pump station and line improvements, as approved in the 2016 Capital Improvement Plan. Mr. Heaney further explained that competitive bids were received on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 for the

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.