Summersville City Council 9.14.26

Summersville City Council meeting (September 14, 2026, per the title; metadata timestamp is September 15 UTC) included several infrastructure project approvals. Council approved an $850,000 engineering services agreement with Thrasher for the approximately $5 million Webster Road water project, covering design and construction-related services. It also approved bond counsel services with Steptoe & Johnson, selected after quotes were solicited; a $6,000 lump-sum PSC legal services agreement; and local legal services for the water project capped at $40,000. For a separate, larger project, the meeting also discussed a legal-services cap of $100,000 and Region 4 administrative services capped at $175,000. The wastewater engineering agreement with Podessa was approved for a $95,000 preliminary engineering report, with a further $55,000 facility plan if needed, covering interceptors, lift stations, telemetry, and emergency generators. Motions on the listed agreements carried. The city’s stormwater-project draw request No. 8 was brought forward; the project was reported about 70% complete, with $712,269.70 of grant funds spent and more than $330,000 remaining.

The finance director presented a second general fund budget revision, including $837,330 in federal grant revenue for recreation-park trails and a matching $837,330 city contribution, for $1,683,660 in trail-project capital outlay. Other changes included $58,000 for part-year park manager wages and benefits, a $367,962 contingency increase, and $7,500 for annual financial statement preparation. The council discussed the funding source and matching requirement; the transcript does not clearly capture a final vote on the budget revision. No vendor award or procurement vote is discernible for the budget items themselves.