Sewer Bore-Dacula 2009 SPLOST project

The gravity sewer line project is underway. This picture (credit Joey Murphy)  shows some of the work on the 2009 SPLOST project. The bore into the wet-well of the Stanley Road Pump Station is shown in this picture.

This first  phase of the gravity sewer project will run from the pump station on Stanley Road to Lakeside Drive, and the project is designed to provide sanitary sewer along the western area of Winder Highway. Eventually, the project will continue on up Lakeside Drive. Gwinnett County is participating in this phase of the project by up-sizing the sewer line in order to facilitate taking a number of pump stations off-line in the future.

Bringing sanitary sewer along this corridor is intended to enhance economic development in the area and make the western gateway to the City more attractive.

Generally, SPLOST provides sales tax money for capital projects. This is money raised in Gwinnett County for projects located in Gwinnett County. Basically, the county government and city governments split the money on about an 75/25 split. Even though the percentage of the SPLOST dollar that Dacula receives is small, those pennies we  get allow us to make improvements that don't come from property tax dollars. Right now, we have the sewer project and two street improvement projects underway, advertisements for construction bids for two addition projects were in the September 5 Gwinnett Daily post legal sections, and the City Council approved going out to bids with three more projects during the September 5 City Council meeting.

When you drive on a street that has been improved or widened in Dacula, chances are that the work was paid for by SPLOST dollars. The same is true when you drive or use a county project like the new section of Sugarloaf Parkway, visit a library branch, or use a City or County park. Those projects were probably paid for by SPLOST dollars. An added benefit is that some part of the money that comes from the SPLOST is raised from out-of-county folks. You might just want to think of that portion (whatever its size) as a discount. Some value you receive, but didn't actually have to pay for yourself. Gwinnett residents will get a chance to vote on whether or not to extend the penny tax for projects, similar to these mentioned in this article, on November 5, 2013.

The drilling (bore) shown in the photo will continue until about midweek. The other Dacula SPLOST projects will continue through the early fall. If one of those projects is in your neighborhood, please bear with the City as the improvements are made. There may be some inconvenience.