Residents press council as stormwater study begins; debate over possible rate increase
A comprehensive stormwater study is under way with county support; residents and one letter-writer urged the town to accept responsibility for repairs instead of immediately raising rates, and council members said they need mapped data before making funding decisions.
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Council members reported that surveyors and engineers from Commonwealth and county teams have begun a comprehensive stormwater study of Kirklin to map drains, inlet elevations and watershed boundaries. Billy reported the town has no existing maps and that the county's stormwater board cannot act without Boone County's concurrence because the watershed crosses county lines.
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