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Residents urge Pierson to oppose 'toilet-to-tap' and raise signage, camper concerns
Summary
Residents used public comment to ask the council to pass a resolution opposing regional 'toilet-to-tap' water reuse proposals and to report a falling town-sign letter and a camper parked with occupants; council asked staff to draft a resolution and investigate signage and camper reports.
During public comment, Melissa Thorn, who identified herself as a neighbor and candidate for county council, urged the Pierson Council to adopt a resolution opposing proposals to expand potable reuse (described in the meeting as "toilet-to-tap") and to support Volusia Forever land-conservation protections. Thorn said she would provide supporting material and offered to make a more detailed presentation at a future meeting. "I'm asking y'all if you'll consider doing a resolution or an ordinance ... maybe a resolution or ordinance ... that we can go from town to town ... so that we can gang up ... that we don't want to drink treated sewage," she said.
Council took the request as direction for staff to draft a resolution opposing the proposed water-reuse approach and asked Thorn to provide documentation staff could use. Separately, resident Lester Pulley raised two local maintenance issues: a missing/falling letter on the town sign near the south end of town and a camper parked on County Road 3 with people living in it. Council members said staff and public works would inspect the sign and follow up on camper/code-enforcement concerns.
Council agreed to have staff draft the requested resolution and to check signage and camper reports; no regulatory action was taken at the meeting beyond that direction.
