Local business leaders took it upon themselves to schedule a meeting with Charlotte Lane of the West Virginia Public Service Commission to ascertain what direction the community needed to move in to get the current state of the water service in Calhoun County into a more productive and financially solvable state.
Following years of the inability to get consolidation talks on the table with cooperation, it seems the three entities are finally making a turn in that direction. The Town of Grantsville currently wholesales their treated water to the communities of Mt. Zion and Pleasant Hill who both have Public Service Districts that maintain the operation of the water systems in their area. The problem is, three individual entities has put the burden of operation in the pockets of three communities. Many of the cost can be lessened with a shared system under one centrally managed source.
Charlotte Lane was impressed with the business leaders initiative to step up to assist their community in sorting this issue out through the encouragement of better cooperation and the business sense that these individuals bring to the table. She too has committed to helping Calhoun County sort out the water and sewer issues that citizens of Calhoun need to be able to depend upon for quality, certified water.
