(WAYNESVILLE)--PULASKI COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT OFFICIALS LEARNED THIS MORNING THAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN AWARDED A 729-THOUSAND DOLLAR FEDERAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL LOAN FROM THE U-S-D-A RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE MONEY WOULD GO TO REPLACE OUT-OF-COMPLIANCE TREATMENT PLANTS AND AN UNDERSIZED WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM.
HOWEVER, THE CITY OF WAYNESVILLE HAS MADE A MOVE TO BLOCK THAT FEDERAL LOAN FROM GOING TO THE SEWER DISTRICT. SEWER DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN GARY PORTER SAYS HE HAS JUST LEARNED THAT WAYNESVILLE HAS FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO BLOCK THE LOAN.
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PORTER AND OTHERS HAD WANTED THE CITY AND THE SEWER DISTRICT TO RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS. IN FACT, A MEETING HAD BEEN SCHEDULED BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES FOR THURSDAY.
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HOWEVER, THE CITY OF WAYNESVILLE HAS MADE A MOVE TO BLOCK THAT FEDERAL LOAN FROM GOING TO THE SEWER DISTRICT. SEWER DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN GARY PORTER SAYS HE HAS JUST LEARNED THAT WAYNESVILLE HAS FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO BLOCK THE LOAN.
PORTER AND OTHERS HAD WANTED THE CITY AND THE SEWER DISTRICT TO RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS. IN FACT, A MEETING HAD BEEN SCHEDULED BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES FOR THURSDAY.
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