Hillsdale Drive resident shares concerns with city council
COSHOCTON – A Hillsdale Drive resident was back at city council’s March 13 meeting to plead her case for city water.
Tina Dobson has been approaching Coshocton City Council now for about four years hoping to find a way to get her home, which is just outside city limits, connected to city water.
“City water is only about two blocks from me and most everybody up on the hill said they’d be interested in learning more about getting it,” she said. “I’ve taken polls but I can’t tell people everything they want to know. I think it’s time to have a meeting and really start talking about this.”
Dobson has well water and said she has to be very frugal with it.
“Water is really important and if you don’t have it, you really miss it,” she said.
Dave McVay, the city’s utilities director, said Dobson’s neighborhood is a priority whenever the city decides it is ready to expand waterlines.
“We’ve had it pre-engineered, we just have to find ways to fund it,” he said.
Mayor Steve Mercer said the search for funding includes looking for ways to minimize cost not just for the city, but also for homeowners. He wants to make sure it’s an affordable option for everyone.
Dobson hopes the city keeps moving forward because right now she couldn’t even sell her house and move somewhere with a better water supply.
“I couldn’t sell without the promise of water,” she said. “My property is worthless without a good supply of water.”
City Council President Cliff Biggers asked Councilman Glenn Mishler, who is the head of the infrastructure committee to try and find out how many customers would hook up to city water if lines were run to Dobson’s neighborhood.
During the meeting Sheriff Tim Rogers took a moment to commend the Coshocton City Schools staff and how it handled a recent incident at the high school.
“They followed protocol and worked very well with us to get the schools shut down and keep the kids safe,” he said. “We do believe the threat made (March 9) was a very credible one.”
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