Faced with a likely scramble for qualified contractors, plus a December 2024 spending deadline, the Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority board was chomping at the bit last week to seek bids for $6.1 million in water system improvements – but they do not yet know when the money will be available.
Half of the expenditure will come from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The other half …