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Groundbreaking Thursday for Inez Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court announced Tuesday it will host a community groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of long-awaited improvements to the Inez Wastewater Treatment Plant. Martin County received $685,000 in Kentucky Cleaner Water Program funds recently, allowing the county to begin upgrades to the wastewater system. Judge/Executive Lon
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Pump rental drains Martin County Water District again
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Water District hopes to resolve an issue that has become an ongoing financial drain on its resources and patience. The district is pressing for reimbursement of the steep costs of renting and fueling a raw water intake pump—expenses MCWD says are tied to Xylem Water Solution’s
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Public meetings set for Kentucky Power rate increase, PSC invites comments
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Public Service Commission announced meetings at four locations and a virtual meeting to provide information to the public and allow residents to comment on Kentucky Power’s proposed 18.3% rate increase for residential customers. The PSC is also accepting written comments ahead of the public hearing on the case Nov. 28. According
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Alliance proposes sewer rate increase in Martin County; board leaves decision for later discussions
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INÉZ — Alliance Water Resources vice president Tony Sneed traveled from Missouri to recommend a $5 per month sewer rate increase and present the 2024 sewer district budget. Sneed attended the July 27 Martin County Sanitation District board meeting. Sneed told board members that he included the $5 monthly debt
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Striving for a sustainable solution: Riverside Apartments utility crisis
In the quaint, small-town setting of Warfield, a crisis has been brewing – one that has turned the lives of Riverside Apartment residents into a maelstrom of uncertainty. The demand for low-income residents to shoulder the cost of deposits for water, sewer and electricity accounts within a short time has spurred outrage, distress and a
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Riverside residents fear mass eviction
Judge asks housing board to put action on hold BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Despite receiving rent and utility funding through HUD, the Martin County Housing Authority is preparing to evict elderly, disabled and low-income residents from Riverside Apartments if residents cannot come up with deposit money to have electric, water and sewer
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Call for Kentucky’s rural electric co-ops: increase energy efficiency
BY NADIA RAMLAGANKENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Kentucky’s two dozen rural electric co-ops could do more to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy, according to a recent ranking of southeastern rural electric co-ops. Co-op utilities provide power to 1.5 million people in nearly all Kentucky counties. Chris Woolery, residential energy coordinator with the nonprofit Mountain Association,
