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Staff Writer T-L File Photo Belmont County’s planned water service upgrades for this year will be welcomed by the city of St. Clairsville, which plans on taking advantage of the projected increased capacity to purchase water from the county. ST. CLAIRSVILLE The county took another step Wednesday toward long-awaited, large-scale upgrades to water and sewer infrastructure, with work expected to begin early this year. The commissioners awarded bids and entered into contracts for Belmont County Water and Sewer District improvements based on the recommendation of Poggemeyer Design Group, the project engineer. The bid to construct a water treatment plant on Guernsey Street in Bellaire was awarded to Christman Constructors Inc. for $26,973,000. The bid for the first phase of water main replacement went to Bova Excavating LLC for $3,093,950, and a bid for the second phase went to Rudzik Excavating Inc. for $6,650,000. Border Patrol LLC will construct the Little Mc ....
Staff Writer ST. CLAIRSVILLE Progress in upgrading the county’s water and sewer systems led the Belmont County Board of Commissioners’ Wednesday meeting. The commissioners signed a settlement statement for the transfer of property belonging to the Muxie Distributing Co., to be used for the construction of a water treatment plant. Commissioner J.P. Dutton said the agreement for transferring the property should be closed by this coming Monday. He added the location of the 2.5-acre property along the Ohio River in the village of Bellaire is located near the current plant. “We’re trying to stay as close to our wells as possible, which is where this property is. The further you get away from those wells, then you’re talking about a lot of pipe being run, It just increases the cost,” Dutton said. “It’s going to be a great location for our new water treatment plant, which is going to break ground very soon.” ....