• CDBG Summit: The City Manager will attend the Community Development Block Grant Summit. Attendance will earn Manchester 10 points toward its 2027 CDBG grant application.

• Big Lazar Creek Coffer Dam: A “Notice to Proceed” for the Big Lazar Creek Coffer Dam project is scheduled to be issued October 1, 2026.

• Lead Service Line Project: Sealed bids for the Lead Service Line remediation project will be opened October 1 at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Greg Ashworth of Carter and Sloop, Professional Engineers, will moderate the bid opening.

• ARPA Lift Station Project: Preliminary close-out reports have been filed even though the project remains incomplete. The City Manager will meet with the project engineer and contractor representatives to develop a plan for completing the project.

• Generator/Resilience Funding: Manchester applied for approximately $1.35 million in resilience funding for four generators serving critical water and sewer infrastructure. Approximately $720,000 would be forgivable, with the remaining loan portion carrying a 3.03% interest rate.

• Water Treatment Plant Operator Licensing: The City Manager determined that the independent contractor operating the Rush Creek Water Treatment Plant did not have a properly licensed operator at the plant on February 6, 2026. The operator present has since had his Level 3 license reinstated. Water and sewer customers were notified of the violation, and the Utilities Director has been directed to physically verify operators’ licenses and require them to be visibly displayed at the facility.

• FY 2026 Financial Closeout: The City is closing FY 2026 and working toward receiving an Unmodified Opinion on its financial statements. The City is working with our financial consultant  to make necessary material adjusting entries and reduce or eliminate audit comments.

• Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH): The City Manager is organizing Manchester’s GICH site visit. Of 12 local governments that applied, Manchester is among the seven advancing to the site-visit stage. Admission could support Manchester’s efforts to pursue annual CDBG funding and other housing programs, including CHIP.

• Martin Environmental Fuel Surcharge: Martin Environmental has indicated it intends to impose a fuel surcharge because of rising diesel costs. After receiving official notice, the City will review operations and look for ways to minimize or avoid increased costs to residents.

• Main Street Sidewalk Project: Manchester will issue an Invitation to Bid for sidewalk demolition and replacement along the south side of Main Street, from Broad Street to Second Avenue. The bid opening is planned for October 29, 2026.Manchester.