Tekoa waterline project

The large-scale Tekoa waterline project is wrapping up after a second summer of construction.

Next year, crews are expected to be back to install 2,000 more feet of water lines in a project which will be covered with funds left over in the budget.

“When you have a good engineering firm, they always throw in more than they think they can get funded for,” explained Tekoa Mayor John Jaeger.

The overall Tekoa waterline project is funded by a $2,736,000 loan and a $1,368,000 grant from the USDA’s Rural Development program.

After 28,000 feet of waterline was installed over the last two years, $926,7...