This North Carolina Town Could Soon Have A Stinky Problem
A small North Carolina town could soon have a stinky problem, thanks to its booming growth.
Some leaders in the small Union County town of Weddington say the area is rapidly approaching its sewage capacity. According to Spectrum News, the town mayor says Weddington can no longer approve new wastewater requests. It’s all about how much wastewater can be processed.
“We cannot meet our obligations to provide quality, public service to our residents, we cannot help protect their property values, or their way of life, if we don’t get expanded sewer capacity,” said Weddington Mayor Craig Horn.
Horn says the town’s limited sewage capacity means residents are missing out on commercial growth. “There are some people in this community that would love to have a restaurant, a barber shop, a coffee shop,” he said. “We can’t even do that, without access to sewer.” Horn’s comments came after the Wedding Chamber of Commerce recently called the town’s wastewater capacity issues a “crisis.”
The Chamber said in a statement last month, “Union County’s lack of wastewater capacity has become a crisis for business development.” The communication called out county leaders for not having a plan to address the potentially stinky problem.
The area’s sewer service has been a longstanding point of contention. Just last year, residents shouted down a proposed wastewater treatment facility off Ridge Road. A website associated with the effort to stop the facility described the proposed treatment plant as “defunded.”
