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NEW POINT TOWN COUNCIL
11-11-97
6 AM
THE COST OF PUMPING SEWAGE FROM NEW POINT TO BATESVILLE
HAS REPORTEDLY RISEN STEADILY WITHOUT EXPLANATION OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
DISCUSSION OF WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM WAS THE MAIN ORDER OF BUSINESS
FOR THE NEW POINT TOWN COUNCIL AT LAST NIGHT'S REGULAR MONTHLY
MEETING. POSSIBLE CAUSES NAMED INCLUDED AN UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER TABLE,
A LEAK SOMEWHERE ALONG THE TOWN'S WATER SUPPLY, AND AREA BUSINESSES
PUMPING WELL WATER INTO THE SEWAGE SYSTEM. OPTIONS SUCH AS CONDUCTING
SMOKE TESTS ON THE SEWER LINES AND INSTALLING METERS AT AREA BUSINESSES
WERE DISCUSSED BUT NO OFFICIAL ACTION TAKEN.
IN OTHER BUSINESS, RESIDENTS WERE REMINDED THAT
WITH HUNTING SEASON UNDERWAY, THEY SHOULD CALL THE DECATUR COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IF THEY SEE SOMEONE SPOTLIGHTING OR SHOOTING AT
NIGHT.
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