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Resident offers up to $30,000 for alternative test well and criticizes city communication on well siting
Summary
At the March 25 meeting Dan Cannon told council he and his wife offered to fund up to $30,000 to drill a Sussex Avenue test well and urged the city to consider relocating a planned treatment plant; he said officials had not responded and called earlier explanations 'flimsy and misleading.'
Dan Cannon addressed the council in public comment to raise concerns about the siting and notification process for a planned test well and treatment plant near Hooper's Landing. Cannon said he and his wife were not informed about the city's plans until drilling began and described official explanations as insufficient.
"Frankly, we find the patched together reasons presented by city manager Anderson and director of Burley Meares to be at best flimsy and misleading and at worst unfounded," Cannon said, urging council to consider alternative locations on the western side of Hooper's Landing. Cannon said he and his wife formally offered up to $30,000 to the city to cover verified and reasonable expenses to drill a test well on Sussex Avenue with the intent to relocate the treatment plant and wells from Nylon Boulevard if water results were favorable.
Cannon told the council he had not yet received a response from city officials to that offer. Council did not take immediate action on the offer during the meeting; the matter was raised as public comment. The city manager and Director of Public Works were referenced repeatedly in Cannon’s remarks; neither provided an on‑the‑record reply to the offer in the public comment segment recorded in the transcript.
Cannon’s remarks also referenced earlier meetings and the city's prior statements about the proposed well site near the intersection of Nylon Boulevard and North Poplar Street. He framed the issue as one of public transparency and objective site evaluation.
Council staff will continue work on the water/well project as part of the city's normal operations; Cannon’s offer and concerns remain unresolved in the public record from this meeting.
