"Since I will probably not be a member the next time ya'll meet, I just want you to know what a joy and pleasure it was for me to serve with you," Lincoln Councilman H.H. "Kurt" Kuykendall Jr., who served on the Coosa Valley Water Supply District board for eight years, told board members Monday night. "You have all shown a great deal of patience, and I think you have made all the right decisions. I'm just sorry that Lincoln can't participate."
It was announced two weeks ago that Lincoln was pulling out of the Coosa Valley Water Supply District because of an inability to reach a contractual agreement with Honda Manufacturing of Alabama.
"It's been a pleasure to be a part of this," Kuykendall said. "Hopefully, this will be one of the greatest things to happen to St. Clair County."
There are plans to start building a multimillion dollar surface water treatment facility in Ragland this fall, providing a reliable future supply of water for St. Clair County.
At Monday night's meeting, Chairman Paul Manning signed all the contracts received from the participating entities in the water project. This will allow bank officials to move forward with securing low-interest rate bonds for the $33.5 million project.
The St. Clair County Commission will replace Lincoln on the board. Also participating in the project are Pell City, Odenville and Springville. Each entity has agreed to purchase 750,000 gpd (gallons of water per day) from the water supply district once the surface treatment facility is up and running. Springville will buy 500,000 gpd of water.
Under the by-laws of the water supply district, as many as nine members can be on the board, but to become a member of the board an entity must agree to purchase at least 500,000 gpd of water from the treatment plant in Ragland.
Under an amendment to the by-laws, an entity must bear all the cost associated with water delivery, such as water lines, to deliver the 500,000 gpd water.
"That doesn't mean a smaller system can't buy 100,000, 200,000 or 300,000 (gpd) of water," Manning said.
But, he said, to become a member of the board, a city must purchase at least 500,000 gpd of water.
In addition, officials said, entities may purchase water from any of the participating partners in the Coosa Valley Water Supply District, or from Pell City, Odenville, Springville or St. Clair County.
All resolutions passed by the board Monday night must meet approval of the respective entities or cities participating in the project, including Lincoln.
Also Monday night, the board approved an agreement to buy a water line easement on U.S. 231, across from Bankhead Crossings Commercial Development.
It was also announced that board members' membership will expire next month, the eighth year the Coosa Valley Water Supply District has been in existence.
Councils and the commission must reappoint its current board member or appoint a new member to the board before the Coosa Valley Water Supply District meets next month.
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