The time has arrived
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Twin Lakes Regional Sewer District Rattlesnake Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant was held Sept. 26 at the plant site east of Monticello on SR24. Although a hotly debated topic, few sewer district opponents attended the brief event. "I came here to see this folly get started," Jefferson Township resident Greg Smith said. Smith said he lodged a complaint against the district with the USDA and asked that it be passed along to the U.S. Dept. of Justice and the FBI. "This board has a history ofmistakes," he said. He suggested the wastewater treatment site could pose security problems for the department of Homeland Security. "I don't think we have a representative," he said referencing Carroll County's appointment to the sewer district boardWayne Garrison. "Mr. Garrison has his own agenda and he doesn't care what the people in Carroll County think." Pictured with the funding loan check for $19,475,000, left to right, are Garrison, State Director for USDA Rural Development Bob White, sewer district board president James Smith, board member Pat Novotny and board attorney Donald Tribbett.

Comet photo by Debbie Lowe