Asheville’s Water System: The Facts

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1. Gordon Smith
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   February 20, 2012 at 12:12 pm

   The Asheville Downtown Association has issued a statement regarding Asheville’s Water System. Excerpt:

   Over the last six years, by canceling the water authority agreement, the City of Asheville has been able to invest approximately $40,000,000 in water infrastructure upgrades and improvements throughout the city. As the result of those upgrades, The Asheville Downtown Association believes that Sullivan Acts II & III are no longer necessary. Furthermore, with major changes in our State annexation laws, the Sullivan Acts now place a unique and unwarranted burden on the Citizens and City of Asheville. These acts operate to compromise the financial integrity and future prosperity of our City, County and region. It is imperative that the Sullivan Acts be revisited.

   The Asheville Downtown Association believes that the make up of the General Assembly’s water study committee does not adequately reflect diverse viewpoints, and lacks both perspective and balance.
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   While the ADA remains receptive to a forward-looking, constructive resolution to this issue, we do not believe re-introducing a failed model for governing our water system is a viable or appropriate solution. Therefore, the ADA opposes the establishment of a new regional water authority. Furthermore, the ADA believes that any solution with a focus on the future financial health of the region will require the repeal of Sullivan Acts II & III.

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