Jonesborough moves forward with treatment plant expansion project

The Jonesborough Board of Mayor & Aldermen met Monday and passed an initial and full resolution that will help them proceed with expanding their water treatment plant. Jonesborough Mayor Chuck Vest said the resolutions will help the town receive funding from the United States Department of Agriculture for the project. Vest said the town should know within months when they’ll receive the federal funding and said that’s also when construction should start. Upgrades to the plant will allow the capacity to expand from taround 3 million gallons of water to up to 8 million, with the ability to increase capacity.