Neese water on its way

The IDA recently received a $2,014,136 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan/grant package from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) to install new water lines down Neese-Diamond Hill Road, across Hwy. 106 South then down Neese-Commerce Road to Hwy. 98 West and then to the Jackson/Madison county line, where there will be a tie-in with the Commerce water system.

Water lines will also be extended from Neese-Diamond Hill Road down Hwy. 29 South to Bryant Drive, where the lines will be tied in with the Hull-Sanford water system. The funds will also be used to purchase Blacks Creek Church Road water lines currently owned by the city of Commerce.

The authority will pay three percent interest on a 20-year note for $1,409,895 of the funds, with a grant for the remaining $604,241.
The IDA plans to purchase water from the city of Commerce under a long-term contract similar to the one the authority currently has with Franklin County and the city of Royston for the Harrison water system.

In other business Monday, Shaw reported that there were 739 water customers billed in March with a total usage of 4.94 million gallons of water, up approximately one million gallons from February’s usage.