Greeson: Let’s hope Hamilton County Commission finds a way to not flush money away

Staff file photo by C.B. Schmelter / People watch and listen in October as Hamilton County Commissioners discusses a proposal to set aside $3 million in bond money to purchase land off of Mahan Gap Road for a new and controversial wastewater treatment plant. Staff file photo by C.B. Schmelter / People watch and listen in October as Hamilton County Commissioners discusses a proposal to set aside $3 million in bond money to purchase land off of Mahan Gap Road for a new and controversial wastewater treatment plant.

By Jay Greeson February 28, 2019 3 min read

So many county and local governmental gatherings are filled with line items and agenda yawns.

Wednesday at the Hamilton County Commission was not one of those. Thanks to the excellent coverage from this paper’s Meghan Mangrum from this morning’s Hamilton County Commission, two serious issues must be discussed.

First, there’s the stinky mess of our wastewater treatment needs in the northeast part of the county.

Jay Greeson

The issue has been brewing. And bubbling.

Money for a new treatment plant was a project identified by Mayor Jim Coppinger last year. The need for more treatment capacity bounced around and around. It has been haggled about and it has been kicked down the road. And the fact that we are still assembling committees and wondering WWTD (What Will They Do) about the WWTA is frustrating.