The Fall River Valley Community Services District’s wastewater expansion entered its bid phase while the district continued working to secure property access for parts of the project.
In a general manager’s report included in the district’s Oct. 14 board packet, General Manager Bill Rodeski said the project’s bid opening was scheduled for Oct. 8. Because the opening was to occur before the board meeting, he expected to provide an update on the high and low bids and the project’s next steps. The packet does not include bid amounts or identify a selected contractor.
Rodeski also reported that the district was continuing to work through easement acquisitions. One resident who was being asked to provide an easement had contacted the district about possible compensation, he wrote, but the report does not state whether an agreement was reached or what amount was being sought.
A separate Circle Bell easement remained under discussion. Rodeski wrote that he believed the district might reach an agreement with the property owner for a five-year lease with an option for the district to purchase the property. Before that could happen, the district and its project team would need to work through the process of removing the affected portion of the property from the Williamson Act.
The project’s financing framework is also still being developed. On Sept. 16, the district board unanimously approved Resolution 2026-07 authorizing an application to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation for interim financing and allowing the district to enter into loan and related security documents if the loan is approved, according to the Sept. 16 board packet. The resolution does not state a loan amount, interest rate, repayment schedule or funding conditions.
The Sept. 16 board packet also shows the board unanimously approved Resolution 2026-06, authorizing the general manager or a written designee to execute certificates accepting easements, deeds and other real-property interests when separately approved as required. In his report that month, Rodeski said the district was still working with homeowners on easement acquisitions and had moved the Circle Bell Lift Station to an add-on item because of project time restrictions.
The district’s next reported milestones are the bid award, the terms of any interim financing and completion of the remaining easement and Circle Bell property work.
