Hamilton County has a sewer problem.
Six years ago, an attempt to add another wastewater treatment plant, which would have expanded capacity to meet the county’s growth, was shut down by residents who opposed the plant’s proposed location in Ooltewah.
Officials then warned that without additional sewers, growth in the county would slow or even stop.
That, of course, hasn’t happened.
(READ MORE: ‘Working against each other’: Hamilton County leaders gather to seek common ground on growth)
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