There's been a lot of talk about water during the past couple town council meetings and the Exeter Newsletter mentioned it in an article in today's paper. The DES has said that the water supply is inadequate and will impose a moratorium on all new construction if these concerns are not formally addressed and milestones met.
What I understand that to mean is that the voters need to approve the development of the MacIntosh well. We need more water, end of story.
What I don't understand is why do we wait until our hands are tied to make decisions in town? The development of the well has failed in the past and the council made a responsible choice in March to only put one water related article on the ballot, and that didn't pass. Will we wait until the 100 year old pipe bursts to replace it? Will we wait until DES fines us before we consider our water supply?
How long can we kick the can down the road?
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