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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 district debt increases
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Water District customers have paid a debt service surcharge in addition to their monthly water bills since March 2018 to reduce the district’s past-due vendor debts. Nearly four years later that debt has grown from $800,000 to over $1.1 million. The Kentucky Public Service Commission initially…