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Residents tell Cumberland supervisors to reconsider Dominion-linked water plans
Summary
Multiple residents criticized a Dominion-affiliated water project and the process for adding items to the agenda; Betty Myers told the board the project conflicts with the county's Comprehensive Plan and compared the meeting to 'Robinhood "rob the poor to feed the rich".'
Several residents used the meeting’s public comment periods to voice concerns about a water project linked in discussion to Dominion. At the agenda-only public comment session, Jerry Dunford said he did not feel the water associated with the Dominion project "should be encumbered by Cumberland citizens." Betty Myers asked about a last-minute agenda addition and later said the adopted Comprehensive Plan does not align with the water project, calling the Dominion meeting comparable to "Robinhood \"rob the poor to feed the rich\"." Ron Tavernier asked the board to re-review existing water infrastructure and urged that Dominion help fund the project.
Other commenters addressed unrelated local matters: April Morris provided event updates for the Cartersville Volunteer Fire Department; Thomas Schwartz announced the opening of his practice; Maurice Donikin El raised a safety concern about ditches on Columbia Road. The minutes do not record formal board responses to policy requests about the Dominion‑linked water proposal at this meeting.
