By Anton Riecher
Medina County commissioners gave their blessing to use $125,000 in COVID-19 stimulus funds to finish construction of a wastewater treatment plan serving the Megan’s Landing subdivision near Castroville.
County Judge Keith Lutz said the money amounted to the last of nearly $10 million that the county received under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package passed by Congress in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
“This is really pretty simple,” Lutz said. “This project is already underway.”
The decision made during the Dec. 30 commissioners’ court meeting came only one day before the final deadline for obligating remaining ARPA funds. Last minute budget changes were made to shift the funds from other projects, Lutz explained.
According to Lutz, the funds approved will be used to reimburse the Yancey Water Supply Corporation for money spent to cover the final three to four months of construction on the water reuse plant, also known as a water recycling facility.
The plant treats wastewater generated by the subdivision and reuses it for various purposes such as irrigation. As of November, Megan’s Landing has only five homes out of a projected…
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