Money for local water and sewer work delayed by state

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)....

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