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Sewage-disposal system for Fulton
Fulton received a $750,000 grant to install the system. "It is about 60 percent complete right now," Mayor Mike Norris said. "One part should be done by March 26 and the other by April 26, but we are allowing for the project to go over those dates some." When Norris was elected mayor seven years ago one of the things he knew he wanted to do was improve infrastructure, starting with a sewerage system. Many homes did not even have septic tanks, so news of the system was welcomed by residents. Much of the ground in the lowlying town along Bassetts Creek won't "perk" for septic tanks, contributing to the problem of sewage disposal. The first phase includes 62 homes, everything west of Bassetts Creek as well as the school and First Baptist Church of Fulton, along with Scotch's office, on the east side of the creek. "My house and my mama's house are not even a part of the first phase," Norris joked.
Filters will treat waste water that will be disposed of through field lines. Norris said the filtered water will be 98 percent clear of waste material. "We have some folks already using their system," Norris said. "And when we set up for the grant money, we made it so we could go back and add houses to the system as we need to. We can add up to 30 more at least." The next phase will include houses east of the creek. "Before too long everyone in Fulton will have something they should have already had- a working sewer system," Norris said.
"This is something that needed doing and I am so happy to see the results," he concluded.
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