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Resident calls for county oversight of water authority; county attorney cites limited authority
Summary
A resident urged the commission to require accountability from the Clearwater/Wilson County wastewater authority over uncompleted water projects; the county attorney said the commission—s direct authority is limited mainly to appointments and removal processes, and state regulators retain enforcement roles.
A longtime county resident urged Wilson County commissioners to summon the chairman of the Clearwater (wastewater) Authority to answer questions about projects and reported spending, saying residents on several small county roads remain without promised water connections despite multi-million-dollar funding allocations.
"How many of your constituents that had hazardous water in August 2022 have safe water today with this money? None," the resident, Ken Young, said during the public-comment period, citing an August 2022 allocation of $5 million…
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