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Grove Hill subdivision residents say sewage stinks in neighborhood Residents of the Bradford-Rodgers Subdivision and adjoining Chapman Subdivision attended the Grove Hill Town Council meeting Monday to complain about the odor of sewage in and around their homes. "We all have sewage problems. It runs out in my front yard at least once a year. My mother lives across the street and she's had ongoing problems with the smell and my neighbors have also," Ashley Fuller said. Gina Overstreet told council members she had spent over $4,000 on plumbing services to try and rid her home of the smell and was told the problem was not in her home. "My child has gotten sick from it, it's so bad. You can smell it when you get out of the car in my drive-way, you can smell it in my house. I've bought a mobile home to move into for the sake of my child's health. This is a health issue too," she said. Ray Sheffield said that several years ago they had noticed an odor, which was coming from a manhole. A filter was ordered and installed and the problem was solved then. "I've noticed the smell over the past several months and I've noticed usually late in the evening it's worse," he added. Mayor Lamar Hudson told Overstreet a check valve had been ordered for her home but she would have to get a plumber to install it. "But she isn't the only one with the problem. We're all having the same problem with that smell," Fuller responded. "The only thing I know to do is have the engineer look at it and see if it's not draining," Hudson said. Kyle McIntyre, waste water superintendent, told the group there was a problem with the smell coming from one of the manholes in the area and he had already talked to engineers about the problem. Audits Audits for the 2005 and 2006 years have been completed. Bob Headrick of McKean and Associates presented a copy of the audits to council members and discussed several issues with them. The town's governmental assets for 2005 came to $1,790,000 and its net worth was $1,633,000. The water and waste water system's assets came to $3,155,000 and its net worth was $3,122,000. Governmental assets for 2006 came to $2,132,000 and the town's net worth was $1,924,000. Water and waste water assets came to $3,455,000 and it's net worth was $3,419,000. Other business A building permit was approved for Melissa Huckabee to make repairs to her home on Cobb Street.
Terry Norris of the Grove Hill Arts Council gave town council members a list of proposed officers and board members for the upcoming year. She reported the arts council had sponsored 26 events and had financed the events with $36,000 in grants and donated funds.
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