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Residents tell county water, sewer and roads top priorities in comprehensive‑plan survey
Summary
Appendices to the plan include a public survey (about 40 respondents) and public‑hearing notices; frequent resident comments emphasized poor water quality, need for sewer to attract businesses, and dissatisfaction with road maintenance.
A community survey included in the appendices to the Chattahoochee County comprehensive plan drew roughly 40 responses and repeatedly raised water quality, the absence of a sewer system and road maintenance as top resident concerns.
Survey responses published with the plan include direct statements such as "We need a sewer system to attract businesses here" and "The water is terrible and the chronic water leaks (from pressure?) is annoying," reflecting repeated themes across responses about water outages, low pressure and the limitations of septic systems.
Residents also prioritized retail and services, listing a grocery store, restaurants and hardware as needed businesses; multiple respondents said they travel to Columbus for shopping and said growth should not sacrifice the county’s small‑town character. Several responses called for paving dirt roads in older subdivisions and improving stormwater drainage to aid emergency access.
What the plan does: the Comprehensive Plan and its work program respond to these inputs by listing water‑distribution upgrades, a Broad Street sewer update (planning and an estimated $1,000,000 in project costs), neighborhood street improvements and efforts to pursue state and federal grant funding (CDBG, GDOT, USDA telecom funding and BEAD/BEAD‑related grants) to pay for projects.
Attribution: direct survey comments are presented as statements from residents in the plan appendices; the plan text itself summarizes staff and consultant analysis without attaching direct quotes to specific elected officials.
