Huntington Sanitary Board Moving Forward on Combined Sewer System Issue

We are encouraged to read in this morning's Huntington Herald-Dispatch that the Huntington Sanitary Board is moving forward with long-term plans to resolve the issue of the city of Huntington's aging sewer system. Currently, much of our sewer system handles both sanitary and storm water. When heavy rains occur, the system cannot treat all of the sewage allowing untreated water to flow into the river and streams, residential basements and causing street flooding.

Although completion of the sewer up-dating will take years, it is important that we begin to resolve this long-standing infrastructure issue. I'm willing to pay the needed 23% sewer rate increase; are you?