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Water district pays off debts
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Water District has paid off all its outstanding debts, including those that led to the Kentucky Public Service Commission adding a monthly $4.19 debt service surcharge to customer bills in March 2018. Alliance Resources Manager Craig Miller announced in the June 28 water board meeting that the
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UK researchers seek citizens for new drinking water study
Study examines strategies to reduce disinfection byproducts in water BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Researchers at the University of Kentucky are seeking citizens from Martin and Letcher counties to participate in a drinking water study as part of the Mountain Drinking Water Project. Participants will be trained as citizen scientists to collect monthly tap
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Maynard arrested for alleged threat
“He accused me of stealing, and that’s what upset me.” –Richard Maynard BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An Inez man was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot “the next person who came out from the water department.” Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Braxton McGinnis arrested Richard Michael Maynard, 45, at his Main Street home May
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Alliance apologizes
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Alliance Water Resources retracted and apologized after an employee stated Martin County Water District was conducting a security deposit audit and requiring all customers to pay a deposit if they had no proof of paying it before. AWR division manager Craig Miller issued a written statement Thursday. “Recently a post
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Water district plot unravels in pursuit of 50-year-old deposit
Management targets elderly retired water plant operator BY LISA STAYTONMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Water District’s pursuit of a 50-year-old security deposit last week unraveled a plot to require all customers to pay deposits or show proof of payment. “Any account that don’t [sic] have a deposit is gonna have to pay a deposit
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Water board chairman shoots down hope for Spicy Mountain residents
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Four days after Gov. Andy Beshear stood in Inez sharing a story about hooking up water to 12 homes in Hopkins County and hundreds in other counties, the Martin County Water Board shot down hope for Spicy Mountain residents wanting a connection to the county’s public water system. Tammy
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Gov. Beshear brings water money, message of hope to Martin County
“We’re with you, and we’re never going to forget you. We’re going to make sure that you get your part of what’s to come.” –Gov. Andy Beshear BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Gov. Andy Beshear was in Inez last week to announce Cleaner Water Program funding for the Martin County Water District and deliver…
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Rogers announces $1.5 million for Martin County water lines
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WASHINGTON — Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) announced last week that the federal “Omnibus” appropriations package for the remainder of 2022 contains $10 million for projects in Eastern Kentucky, including $1.5 million to help the Martin County Water District. The $1.5 million for Martin County will be awarded to the U.S. Army Corps of
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No water supply for four weeks
No response from water districtBY ROGER SMITHTHE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TRACE RIDGE — For the second time in a year, residents of Trace Ridge are without water service. The primitive kiosk-and-token system they rely on for water was vandalized a month ago and left inoperable.
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Water board denies agreeing with rate
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Water Board members said they had never discussed a 24.31 percent rate increase, even though a document filed at the Kentucky Public Service Commission by the board’s attorney agreed with that amount. The document, filed Aug. 25, 2021 by water district attorney Brian Cumbo and signed by
