JEFFERSON —
The federal government is putting pressure on the county to close out the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that helped fund the Austinburg Sanitary Sewer Project, commissioners learned Tuesday.
Shawn Aiken, water resources department manager for CT Consultants, told commissioners that he has been working with the owner of Mr. Excavator, the Kirtland contractor on the project, to close out the loan by the deadline of Sept. 30. Aiken said he has been working on the various change orders and non-performance items and recently submitted a final list to Mr. Excavator for review.
The net result of the effort showed the project $2,800 below the original contract.
“The non-performance items outweighed the change orders,” Aiken said.
“The good news is we are under budget,” said Larry Meaney, director of the county’s Department of Environmental Services.
The unused portion of the loan is about $42,000, Aiken said. Additionally, $90,000 is being withheld until all issues related to the project are addressed. Re-paving issues remain, and Aiken and County Engineer Tim Martin are to develop an opinion of cost for the pavement repairs.
About 15 permits have been issued to tap into the new system, and about 10 users have been connected thus far.
In other sewer and water business, commissioners learned that Spire Institute founder Ron Clutter met with county agencies earlier this month to start platting sub lots on the ground. Meaney said the sub lots will be used for development purposes. The county stressed the need for future water system storage and looping of the system from Clay Street during the meeting.
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