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Resident urges Alexander County to restore meter-fee reductions for ARPA-funded waterline
Summary
During public comment at the Aug. 6 Alexander County Board of Commissioners meeting, a Wittenberg Community resident asked the board to reinstate reduced water meter fees for households served by an ARPA-funded waterline, saying high meter costs and poor well water quality are creating hardship.
Chad Lackey, a resident of the Wittenberg Community who signed up to speak during the Alexander County Board of Commissioners meeting on Aug. 6, urged commissioners to restore the reduced water meter fee that had been applied to earlier county waterline projects.
Lackey said his home, built beginning in 2011, relies on well water with high iron content. He told the board a household filtration system runs about $8,000 and that…
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