Current News in the City

Posted by: Terry Silvey 7/14/2011 2010-09-01



The City of Versailles is currently in the midst of one of the largest public work project in the City's history. We have a joint effort between the Water Project and the Sewer Project. As of July 2011, the voters of our community passed a bond issue allowing the City Council the authorization to apply to United States Rural Development for funding Up to $8.9 millions dollars, to replace, or reline all existing sewer lines throughout the City as well as essential upgrade and improvements in our waste water treatment plant built in the 1970's. The water project which the City is in the beginning stages of, will allow the City to chlorinate the water and lines in the City which according to our City engineeer should remove close to 90% of the rust and smell issues that residents of the City have asked to be removed for years. We will be awarding bids by the middle of August 2011 and hopefully construction will start around September 1,2011. After that we will work on bidding and awarding a contract to finish up our replacement water line program in the city, which once award will take up to a year to complete. As for the sewer project this will take up to three years to complete, but a project much needed to bring us in compliance with many state regulations and of course, to add additional benefits to our city residents! I certainly believe this is and will be a huge bonus to our City, not only to assist our citizens but to encourage future development in our community, and to give the City of Versailles a prosperous future and reputation as a City to work, live and do business in.

With summer here, remember our City is a great location to spend the day, there are many shops to enjoy, places of interest from our wonderful Morgan County Museum, to City Hall to the Morgan County Courthouse, to many quaint older homes near the downtown square. We recently added a new City Pool that gives all ages enjoyment. We have terrific parks for children to play in and enjoy. Come visit us!

Sincerely, Mayor Terry L. Silvey