Chatham Commissioners Hear Water Utility Update, Discuss Sales Tax Revenue
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners considered sustainable water and wastewater utility services at its work session on Monday, following discussion by the town of Pittsboro re-addressing the issue of its notorious drinking water contamination.
The board heard a presentation from Charles Archer of Freese and Nichols, a privately-owned engineering, planning and consulting firm hired to explore Pittsboro’s and the county’s options in addressing water issues. Archer previously presented to Pittsboro and Sanford, as the presented study was commissioned by the municipalities.
“The purpose of this study was to look at opportunities for economies of scale to work together — obviously it’s a lot more affordable when local governments can work together,” Archer said on Monday. “And we did know that Chatham County and Sanford have a history of working together on utility projects.”