By Brian Trompeter
The town of Vienna will use an additional $1.35 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to improve water mains.
The Vienna Town Council unanimously agreed Jan. 30 to spend the funds with Crown Construction Service Inc., which will install new water mains and meters, repair aging hydrants and valves, and take other measures to bolster the functionality of the town’s water system.
The Vienna Department of Public Works will prioritize the contractor’s improvements based on water-main-break data, and coordinate those efforts with concurrent town projects.
Vienna officials will post information about the selected projects on the town’s Website. Before work at those sites begins, the town will provide more details and a point of contact for residents who will be affected by the construction.
The latest spending brings to $3.6 million the amount the Council has approved for water-main work in the last year.
The Town Council in February 2022 agreed to spend $1 million in 2020 capital-improvement bond funding for such work. Last September, the Council approved $1.25 million from the first tranche of ARPA funds. The $1.35 million expenditure on Jan. 30 came from Phase 2 of ARPA funding.
Vienna Town Council OKs $180,000 for 4 New Police SUVs: The Vienna Police Department soon will receive four replacement vehicles at a cost of $179,997.
The Vienna Town Council on Jan. 30 agreed to purchase the four hybrid, all-wheel-drive Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicles from Sheehy Ford using a Virginia Sheriffs’ Association contract.
The vehicles’ cost came in slightly lower than the $182,700 estimated by the town’s Vehicle Replacement Program.
State Senator, Delegate to Give Session Update in Vienna: State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax-Vienna) and Del. Holly Seibold (D-Oakton-Vienna) will brief the public on happenings so far at this year’s General Assembly session on Feb. 11. The presentation will run from 9 to 11 a.m. in the community room at Vienna Police Headquarters, 215 Center St., S.
The legislators will discuss bills they have introduced and the status of items listed in the town’s legislative agenda, a wish list provided each year by the Vienna Town Council.
