TIM PRATT
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors Monday approved a resolution officially creating the East Oktibbeha Wastewater District.
The board in two weeks is expected to appoint five commissioners to head the new wastewater district. After the county appoints commissioners, the state and the Public Service Commission must approve the establishment of the new district, said Ryan Gray, a landowner who is leading the project. Gray hopes construction of the new wastewater lines will begin by May or June 2010.
The county’s approval Monday came after a concerned citizen urged the board to hold off on a decision until it investigates the matter further.
Fred Allen presented the board with copies of the Northeast Mississippi Regional Water Management Plan, which outlines a regional stormwater and wastewater management approach. Allen wanted the board to look into the regional water management plan, which includes Lowndes and Noxubee counties, before approving the creation of the East Oktibbeha Wastewater District.
“I think that it’s amazing that we have to have a presentation about creating an individual district in our own county, and the other counties are getting together a whole big master plan,” Allen said.
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