City Attorney Adam Kirk announced in a Duck Hill City Hall meeting on Monday night that the previously reported natural gas expansion petition was approved by the Public Service Commission.
“I have not received anything official from them yet,” said Kirk, “but Sam Mabry, who is the department head of the gas section of the Public Service Commission, emailed me and said that ‘everything is set, y’all are good to go.’”
“The only issue is we’ve got it now,” Kirk continued. “Now we’ve got to maintain it.”
Kirk stated that the new areas Duck Hill has been approved to provide gas for will be provided with a gas line that runs along the road or street of the properties, but property owners will have to pay to get personal lines connected to the main gas line.
In other board news:
● The board approved to apply for an infrastructure grant from Delta Regional Authority for the town’s gas system to be computerized with Chris Caldwell making the motion and Linda Bennett seconding the motion. There was no opposition.
● City Engineer Joe Sutherland received $600,000 from a CDBG grant to replace water pipes on three different streets: Devalda Drive, Main Street and Church Street Extension.
● The board received quotes from Cornerstone Underground and Excavation and Tri-State Propane to install new main gas lines for the permitted gas lines.
● The Duck Hill Fire Department Chief Michael Woods requested approval for the fire department to donate the town’s old fire truck to Red Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. Kirk stated that he will check the law to make sure the donation is legal, though he also stated he was pretty sure it was. Bennett made the motion, Caldwell seconded. There was no opposition.
