Two resolutions on Thursday’s agenda of the Jefferson County Commission brought JeffMet North, the latest industrial park of the Jefferson County Economic and Industrial Development Authority, to the brink of fruition.
“All the due diligence has been completed on JeffMet North and we’re ready to move forward with the engineering, with the roadway utilities and the final layout,” JCEIDA Executive Director Othell Phillips said. “Basically today, the commission approved the firm that they vetted would be best suited to handle that, and they approved the contract for that as well.”
The commission authorized a loan agreement with JCEIDA for JeffMet North property engineering. Commissioners also agreed to hire AECOM Technical Services for engineering of the JeffMet North project. That project includes a master plan and a utilities master plan for the long-term development of the industrial park…