HOW DID THE MEETING @ KILLEN TOWN HALL GO LAST NIGHT? I HEARD THAT THERE WERE LOTS OF FOLKS THERE, BUT DID IT DO ANY GOOD? MY HUBBY WAS THERE BUT DIDNT HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM VERY LONG ABOUT IT.....................
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quote:Originally posted by dkn:
Is the plant site even in killen's city limits? I didn't think bluewater was there territory.
Why doesn't Killen officials dump their sewage into Shoal Creek, it's a lot closer? Maybe it's because of the Turtle Point crowd.quote:Originally posted by tidechick:
The argument here is WHERE they want to put it. There is no way a town should force residents 6 miles outside their city limits to deal with the smell, eyesore, decreased property values for their benefit! If they want it so badly, they need to build it inside the city limits of Killen or hook up to Florence! Now, ask yourself. Would you want it in your backyard? I think not.
quote:Originally posted by enjnir:
Here's my two cents. I am not for or against this system and it will not affect me one bit. What bothers me about this situation is that people think that they should have some say so about what happends on the property next door. If the property is for sale, and the town want to purchase it then why should the neighbors have any right to block it. It seems to me that if the neighbors dont want a sewer plant on the property they should buy it themselves. Then there would be no way a treatment plant could be built there.
It would be interesting to me if some of the people who are agianst this had someone telling them what they could or could not do on their property.
quote:Originally posted by tidechick:
Another point. True there is no right or legality to controlling what someone else does to their property. But when it comes to environmental issues, I think it is everyone's right to stand up and stop it.
quote:Originally posted by Kindred:
I live near Bluewater...my problem is that I cannot vote on who is the mayor or on the council in Killen. They also said they would not be able to control the prices that AUS would charge outside the city limits. I just do not understand if I don't have a say in who is the mayor why does he have the authority to put it outside the city limits. Florence said they could hook onto their system, but he did not want to do that because they would only get the profits from Shoals Creek and on back toward Killen. He just does not want to give up the profit of Shoals Creek and toward Florence. I am for the growth of Killen, but they should put it in the city limits! They also said it would cost $4 Million to connect to Florence, but they can receive a $2 or $2.5 Million grant to do that.
Who is this under my name, AGAIN???
This EVE stuff is just too weird for words.
quote:Originally posted by enjnir:
I live in a subdivision inside the City Limits where property is zoned. Therefore, if they wanted to put it by my house they would have to purchase residential lots and rezone them to make it work.
That is my point in a nutshell if you live in the county you should understand that you DO NOT have any control of the property around you. You should not try to force your idea of what you want next door onto the people that actually own the property. Private property ownership is a right that should not be allowed to be infringed upon. If I owned property in the county then I would not want my neighbors to have anything to say about what I do on my property as long as it is legal. As long as the treatment plant is permitted properly there is nothing illegal about it.
quote:Originally posted by tidechick:
Come on people! You can't tell me if someone was going to put a sewage treatment plant next to your home, you would be this positive about it. Until it's you, you'll just never know how we feel! I know of which I speak.
quote:Originally posted by Sassy Kims:quote:Originally posted by tidechick:
Come on people! You can't tell me if someone was going to put a sewage treatment plant next to your home, you would be this positive about it. Until it's you, you'll just never know how we feel! I know of which I speak.
Yeah, we can tell you that.
Your (and all your neighbors) own waste and untreated sewage is polluting the creek now. A sewage treatment system may be the only thing that can save the creek from becoming a cesspool, if you are wise enough to tie into it before it is too late.
quote:Originally posted by tidechick:
A friend of my Mom's lives in Lexington and she was going to opt not to hook up to the sewer system. Guess what, they told her if she didn't sign up, they would cut off her water! Now, she has a septic tank and gets her water from a well! Nuff said.