The June 1 meeting agenda identified the property as Tax Map No. 225-000-000-034. County Attorney Coleman Bryant said at the meeting that the County is currently using the property at the corner of Hillian-Edwards Road and Highway 9 as a storage facility.

He said Rural Water had approached County Administrator Michelle Stanley “about buying 6,000 square feet in the corner for the purpose of constructing a pump station so they can better serve residents along Hillian-Edwards Road, and now Council has agreed to be a partner in that and to convey that property through a sale to Rural Water.”

Chesterfield County Rural Water Co. General Manager Julie Johnson confirmed in an email interview that the property on the northeast corner of the intersection in unincorporated Chesterfield County will be used to house a pumping station.

“The project will increase water availability throughout the Brocks Mill area, specifically during extreme periods of hot weather and/or high demand periods,” Johnson said. “It will also maintain high water quality and service reliability by providing a redundant source of water.”

Johnson added that the utility will determine the project’s timetable on design, construction and bidding after the third reading of the ordinance.

Chesterfield County Rural Water has recently been awarded a $1,473,691 grant by the SC Rural Infrastructure Authority, which it will use for a separate project, according to Johnson.

At Council’s May meeting, Todd Smallwood, Council member for District 7 and Finance Committee chair, had recommended making a motion on the sale of the property for $17,000. The Committee had discussed using the proceeds of the sale to acquire affordable storage containers to be used at another County-owned site and selling the remainder of the Hillian-Edwards Road property.