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$900,000 federal grant goes to Farmdale sewer plant

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By Charlie Pearl
November 4, 2009

The Farmdale Sanitation District, which will serve about 1,500 in southwestern Franklin County, is getting $900,000 in federal funds for design and construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.

Franklin County Judge-Executive Ted Collins says he was notified Tuesday from U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler’s office about the funding.

 “This is very good news,” Collins said.

There are 10 package treatment plants currently serving customers in the area, “and the likelihood for them to fail is pretty strong,” Collins said.

In April 2007, Kendra Palmer, environmental director with the Franklin County Health Department, said, “None of them work very well.”

Collins said the $900,000 would be a 55/45 matching grant. He said a portion of the match is in the budget, and he’s going to check to see if the county road department could do some in-kind work such as grading and site preparation.

The Farmdale Sanitation District also was notified recently of a $550,000 grant through the state Division of Water, according to Caroline Collins, secretary of the Farmdale Sanitation District board.

Caroline Collins said the recent funding is an important step toward a cleaner environment. The board is currently looking for land to purchase, she said.

The treatment plant will be built in an area west of U.S. 127 and south of Interstate 64. 

The $900,000 was in the $32.2 billion appropriations measure for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies that was signed by President Barack Obama last week. 

 




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    Posted by nooneneedstoknow November 4, 2009
but.... since i pay my sewer thru Farmdale water... if i don't pay the sewer portion, they shut off the water! WHAT A FREAKIN' JOKE!!!! I guess laughs on me though... gotta pay it!

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    Posted by nooneneedstoknow November 4, 2009
well, to the subject at hand on the sewage issue in western franklin county... and being a victim of a sewage flood in my home...all i can say ....PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! however, the guy the owns our "little treatment corner" needs to be in Prison.... I use to have his name. I would plaster it ALL OVER! this guy is a bigger crook then any politician i've EVER KNOWN IN MY LIFE!!!! while dealing with my house being flooded and involving Environmental Protection, they informed me the man had already been cited NUMEROUS time for failing inspections and not replacing the 70 year old clay pipes... HE HAS STILL NOT REPLACED THE FIRST THING. but, then was allowed to raise the rates to 30.00 a month! what a crook. I wish he'd knock on my door just one timne!!!

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    Posted by Jerry November 4, 2009
See ya got your tax bill "Vivian", LOL. I tried to fight the good fight, to no avail. Here it is the holiday season, the tax bills comming due and everyone in frankfort just got hit with a $60.00 bill. I love this place, NOT!!!!!!!!!!.

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    Posted by Vivian November 4, 2009
Way to go County Government! Once again you have done something good for the County at no very little or no cost to the county taxpayers yet we get charged $60 to pick up trash that is already being picked up.

You arranged for the county residents to get those fancy $130 96 gallon trash cans, for free, and we get hit with a $60 trash fee for an existing service whose costs have not increased.

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