“There were some residents along that section of the street who were experiencing serious problems with their private wells, so we wanted to quickly provide service to these folks. It has been a priority of the mayor and town council since long before I came on board,” said Saunders.

“Marshall Sebra, the town’s planner and zoning administrator, has been the moving force behind the project. I’m glad we’ve been able to get it done. The contractor has done top quality work and it has taken less than a week to have this installation completed,” said Saunders.

Walter C. Via Construction of West Point installed approximately 750 feet of an 8-inch water line that will enable multiple customers to have access to public water and fire hydrants.

“Mr. Via himself was the superintendent and chief equipment operator on this job,” said Saunders.

Following a quality check by the Virginia Department of Health, the main line will be ready for residential and business connections. According to Saunders, this is expected within a week or two.

Connection to this line is voluntary and there is a connection fee charged by the town. The connection fee for a three-quarter-inch water line, the industry standard for a single-family residence, is $2,055.

Once residences or businesses have piping completed from their home or building to a meter box, the town then installs a meter to complete the service. They need only to contact the town office at 435-1552 to request a water connection.

This section of Mary Ball Road is within an area where a Community Development Block Grant request has recently been submitted to the State of Virginia.

“We are anticipating notice from the Commonwealth soon on whether our grant application has been awarded. If we get it, this is just the beginning of some real changes on the south end of Kilmarnock,” Saunders said.