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Eta Grafton1 NewsTHURSDAY, JUDY 22, 1971Sets$3 MillionFornterovedJobrcraftBy Federal Agency* ail. J:u iU r. in *11 rood; open^bocw in mid ract caLU foe theb ~ -ve Harter [increasing the amounts of the, proceedings than is already be-The City of Grafton yes te:- city’s bond iwue#. |ing offered by the City. -day received ioog-awaifced ap-1 Bids will be opened Septem- j The city has offeied to pay nroval from the Economic De-ber 1 at Qty Hali, and work;a SI fee plus a free tap w velopment Administration on could proceed immediately aft- the system as payment forIt* $3 million sewerage system erwards. If all goes well, the easements. _The EDA go-ahead culminated city could have the sewerage Iover four years of work and p'anning toward the state-crd-ered facility.«*;lt;. cau. Final telephone confirmationWOO helicopter erw of EDA approval was receiv^ feature a double by Acting City Manager M.B.6rsystem in operation within 18 months after start of construction. !According to Tolley, he was Ee toid by telephone yesterday L5 morning that plans and specif-;i JICdtiU C fll Uv/iiuic — — — o * — -•chaoism especially Tolley early yesterday morning, and he immediately took steps to execute some $2 mil-._1M worth vortiMs OM financing arrangthe I and to advertise for bids on tbemorning that pinna ana specu-; ■ ications for the system had pas- 111red all phases of EDA scrutiny.He was authorized by phone to! A proceed immediately with ?d- narnjury trcctEDA approval was tlie final rnori major hurdle standing in the ora :H. Mollohan.thementMeanwhile, Tolley said ves- wheicombat operations.Air Systems Com-previously awarded contract to the r $1,408,653. project.nent of the latest The interim financing hasmade in Washing- been arranged at the Bluevdte ^ q{ ^ project Xll other | Stffices of U.S. Sen- Bank, and , - state and federal reviewing detalt;gs Randolph and ter°the ^e 'clea^T'lo of C: The city’s $735,000 , 20 per Pas« months.!Cent share of the total cost of I the project, will be financed through a bond issue, which is already poised for completion . . once bids are opened.The breakdown for complete C Xf A ^1 financing of the project shows a grant from EDA for $317,500.■plus two supplemental EDA grants for $208,500 and $1,090,-VI UVJ 400. Another grant from theFederal Water Quality Admin-n Byterday morning he doesn't oe- ing lieve problems being encount- Pi ered with easements will hold swer up proceeding with the new sys- f_on tern. ‘!l dThough the city has run up | the against financial jams in per- R' suading local residents to grant jappi easements over their property, eo i; the final rights-of-way can be ai 1 obtained through condemnation' Pc.istration for $765,600 win also proceedings if necessary. jtnebe applied to the cost.DSAavt ^ city's $735’(KW 1,01111 sa,emm will actually consist of two sep-, a rate issues. One will be forag of summer n S27l.000 and the other for $464.-ock of children on ^parently brought Sh(^l]d the bidders’ prices ex-ock of children on ceed Uie estimated total c o s I - have been riding 53 million set by Cerrone and ithout lights. Vaughn, the additional slackThough this would be more1 of complicated than simple agree- true n.ents, it can be accomplished by as a last resort if those holding anyBprojout do not relent.Tolley said Cerrone and Vaughn, engineers who developed 1101-plans for the project. havc m- jure dicated they don’t beleive the courts would grant appreciablyOihbmk uguvs, Vaughn, the additional sues courts wuuiu gram £rs one of the most would have to be taken up by larger amounts through legalchildhood activit-tout proper precau-
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The Grafton News
Grafton, West Virginia, US
Thu, Jul 22, 1971
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