Officials from the Fremont Sanitation District, Fremont County, the Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments, and High Country Pipeline broke ground October 9th for the long awaited North Canon Sanitary Sewer project. The project finally came to fruition when the Fremont Sanitation District issued a notice to proceed on September 28th to the successful bidder on the project, High Country Pipeline. The area targeted for sanitary sewer service is generally north of High Street between York and Lawrence Streets and several residences south of High Street between York and Pennsylvania.
(Daily Record Photo by Carie Canterbury)
High Country won the contract with a bid of $1,819,354. With other engineering and administrative costs it's expected the final project cost will be close to $2.2 million. That's significantly lower than the $3.3 million engineer's construction estimate. It's believed that lower construction prices associated with the current recession helped in securing a favorable bid.
Thanks to federal stimulus dollars under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, residents of North Canon will avoid having to pay a $45 monthly debt service fee over twenty years. A $1.3 million Community Development Block Grant through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs is also part of the funding package. The only cost to residents will be an estimated $600 cost to abandon their old septic tanks and a standard monthly sewer charge of $18.26 once the sewer lines are in place. Residents who choose to remove their own septic tanks will be able to avoid the septic tank charge.
The project consists of 17,100 feet of sanitary sewer main, 45 concrete manholes, and approximately 15,000 feet of service lines. When completed, the project will service 178 existing homes as well as numerous vacant lots within the project area. Fremont County and Fremont Sanitation District cooperated on securing funding for the project
The Fremont County Commissioners in November of 2008 voted unanimously to create an improvement district for the North Canon area sewer line extension. Many residents have dealt with septic problems for years caused by high water tables and poor soil conditions.
Sanitation District Manager Jeff Blue estimated a final completion date for the entire project by December, 2010. Once the project is done Blue said residents will then have to vote to formally join the Sanitation District or be forced to pay outside user fees.
High Country won the contract with a bid of $1,819,354. With other engineering and administrative costs it's expected the final project cost will be close to $2.2 million. That's significantly lower than the $3.3 million engineer's construction estimate. It's believed that lower construction prices associated with the current recession helped in securing a favorable bid.
Thanks to federal stimulus dollars under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, residents of North Canon will avoid having to pay a $45 monthly debt service fee over twenty years. A $1.3 million Community Development Block Grant through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs is also part of the funding package. The only cost to residents will be an estimated $600 cost to abandon their old septic tanks and a standard monthly sewer charge of $18.26 once the sewer lines are in place. Residents who choose to remove their own septic tanks will be able to avoid the septic tank charge.
The project consists of 17,100 feet of sanitary sewer main, 45 concrete manholes, and approximately 15,000 feet of service lines. When completed, the project will service 178 existing homes as well as numerous vacant lots within the project area. Fremont County and Fremont Sanitation District cooperated on securing funding for the project
The Fremont County Commissioners in November of 2008 voted unanimously to create an improvement district for the North Canon area sewer line extension. Many residents have dealt with septic problems for years caused by high water tables and poor soil conditions.
Sanitation District Manager Jeff Blue estimated a final completion date for the entire project by December, 2010. Once the project is done Blue said residents will then have to vote to formally join the Sanitation District or be forced to pay outside user fees.