Lincoln County residents demanding water solution

Nearly two dozen Lincoln County residents packed into the Lincoln County Public Service District board meeting Thursday afternoon. Customers were demanding a solution to water outages and discolored water. Some homeowners in the area said these sort of water issues are not new problem and spent hours voicing their concerns to the Lincoln County Public Service District board. This meeting welcomed public comment. Engineers discussed a seven phase project to add new water tanks, valves and piping to areas in the district, funded by grants. Residents said suggested selling the district to West Virginia American Water. “The state gives us nothing. They won’t even give you a dime of anything unless you’re West Virginia] American Water. Then, they will listen to you because they’re a billion dollar company,” Rick Wade, Lincoln PSD board member, said.