Tipton Utility Service Board members said Tipton County is leading efforts to fix septic failures at Doctor's Park and may later request utility extensions to nearby properties if county REDI grant funding is allocated there.

Jim, staff member, described Doctor's Park — three county‑owned buildings across from the fairgrounds — and said heavy use by a daycare building had overloaded an on‑site septic system, producing leachate that the county and health department are addressing. "They rented out one building to the daycare...through use the daycare oversupplied the septic system. So it caused a leachate problem," Jim said.

Jim said the county has hired Matt Smith with Strand to design a small lift station and piping to connect the daycare building to Tipton Utilities. "We're doing our part to assist and evaluate and help the county get through that," Jim said. He described the project as county‑led and said Tipton Utilities staff are available to support design and evaluation.

Board members discussed the prospect of later annexations and extensions: Jim said staff are "thinking ahead" about sizing systems to accept future flows if areas such as Dover View, Cicero Heights or Leininger Acres choose annexation. He emphasized the immediate priority is resolving the daycare septic issue and that more extensive annexation or system expansion is not being initiated now.

Separately, Jim told the board that Tipton County is in line to receive a $3,000,000 REDI grant to support infrastructure on a property north of the water plant (described as the former Stroop property or a similar parcel). He said county officials will decide where to allocate the funds and provide any required local match; Jim said he did not expect the utility to be a funding partner but that the city utility could be asked to extend service when county projects are selected.

The board did not formally commit funds to county projects at the Oct. 6 meeting; staff said they will respond to county requests as needed and will continue to evaluate capacity and system sizing before any annexation or major extension.