CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The Charles Town City Council this week decided to indefinitely postpone a vote on the sewer bond that would support the 6 mile, $10 million sewer line that is expected to serve the controversial Rockwool insulation plant in Ranson.
During an executive session, the council noted that they needed more knowledge regarding the sewer bond before any vote was made.
Those details could be fleshed out at a December 10th public hearing held by the West Virginia Department of Environment Protection on the Charles Town Utility Board’s application for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit modification.
Councilman Mike Brittingham told WEPM while he doesn’t speak for the entire council, he notes that this has been a long process with inconsistent information regarding the plant’s potential sewer and water usage.
“I certainly don’t feel confident that the information that we submitted on our permit application is accurate because I’ve seen multiple different numbers that conflict with that.”
Brittingham added that a discussion on the bond will continue on January 7, 2019.
Story by WEPM’s Elias McMillan