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Leeds City Council urges Water Works Board to join High Tide Oil litigation
Summary
On Jan. 28 the Leeds City Council unanimously approved a resolution asking the city water works board to join High Tide Oil litigation in support of the Leeds safe and sanitary drinking water protection ordinance; Council Member Sabrina Rose said there are currently no issues with the city's water.
The Leeds City Council on Jan. 28 unanimously passed Resolution 2026-01-09 asking the City Water Works Board to join the High Tide Oil litigation in support of the Leeds safe and sanitary drinking water protection ordinance. Mayor Eddie Moore moved to add the item by unanimous consent and then moved to approve it; Council Member Cary Kennedy seconded the approval.
The vote was unanimous. Council Member Sabrina Rose told the council there are "no issues with our water in the City of Leeds," a comment made during discussion immediately after the resolution was added.
Council members gave no additional public detail in the record about the litigation or the specific legal steps the Water Works Board would need to take to join the suit. The transcript records only the resolution language, the unanimous addition of the item to the agenda, the motion to approve and the roll-call vote.
The resolution asks the Water Works Board to participate in the High Tide Oil litigation to support the City's safe and sanitary drinking water protection ordinance; the council did not record a timeline for follow-up actions or identify legal counsel for the board in the public record.
The council adjourned at 6:59 PM. No further action on the litigation was recorded in the meeting minutes.
