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Residents press Hickory officials on brown tap water and pedestrian/bike plan implementation
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Hickory City Council to address recurring brown (discolored) tap water and to implement priority projects from the 2020 pedestrian and bicycle plan rather than immediately funding an updated plan; city staff said the council will discuss water and infrastructure at an upcoming staff retreat and will provide a public presentation at the next meeting.
Residents used the council’s public-comment period April 7 to press for answers about recurring discolored tap water and to push the city to implement priority projects from the 2020 pedestrian and bicycle plan instead of approving new planning money.
Kimberly Turk described repeated episodes in which her tap water "got dirty for several days," asked that the city test water at affected taps and noted the problem extends across neighbors. She said the issue used to be rare and has occurred repeatedly in recent years; she asked the city to test at customers' taps and provide clearer public…
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