11/2/2026 Carroll County Public Service Authority Meeting.

The Carroll County Public Service Authority meeting was held November 2, 2026. The board unanimously approved a loan of up to $700,000 at 4.9% over five years to fund work related to the consent order and Exit One wastewater engineering; the updated estimate was about $600,000 without contingency and $697,000 with contingency, with the authority expecting to use only the amount needed. The board also approved Retar Engineering for the Exit One consent-order work and accepted a list of firms for as-needed engineering services following a county RFP; the arrangement does not guarantee work to those firms. In addition, the board approved Rinker Design as designer for the Exit One water project, described as an approximately $3 million project funded by about $2 million in grant funding and $1 million in loans. Further Rural Development approval for the loan was noted as pending. Invoices A, B, and C were approved, and the board voted to extend a water line to three lots at Beamer’s Knob.

The board discussed writing off about $171,000 in old receivables for accounting purposes while retaining records and continuing collection efforts; the transcript does not capture the outcome of a vote on that item. Members also discussed arranging interviews for the PSA director position and whether the county’s new attorney would provide services to the authority. No contract numbers were stated.