DAYTON, Tenn. – Dayton needs to increase its water treatment capacity, but City Council members have postponed taking action pending a discussion of engineers’ fees for the project.
“Sales are up. Usage is up,” City Manager Frank Welch told councilmen this week. “We need to enter into an agreement to move forward with an upgrade [to the present plant] or to build a new plant.”
Councilman Steve Randolph responded, “We’re going to have to do it; I’m for it. But I need to talk with [engineer Roy Wauford] about his fees.”
Wauford has designed most of the city’s water and sewer projects for some 30 years.
Welch acknowledged that the city is “looking at a bunch of money” in engineering fees for a project estimated to cost $15 million. But he pointed out that Wauford is intimately familiar with the city and its infrastructure and has proven his ability.