Just prior to most recent Weddington Town Council meeting (6/11/12) the public and council members were given an update on the status for possible sites for water tower within the city. Per the County and Public Works director Ed Goscicki the need for the tower has been established and it is going to be built somewhere within our town limits. The updated information really didn’t change much from the previous list. However our current town council is very sensitive to putting this tower near residential areas.
Currently the town gave the OK for the county to contact several property owners regarding land availability and pricing. This is just the beginning of the whole process.
The plot nearest us is still on the list, however it is low on the list. 3 of the 5 WTC members, Pam Hadley, Barbara Harris and our mayor Walker Davidson along with the Public Works director were in favor of putting the tower near the center of town. Near the only commercially zoned property in Weddington. Which is located behind the old Weddington Methodist Church (back near the graveyard) This location meets all the criteria they are looking for: Availability, Elevation, Location to the main waterline, and it’s proximity to residential areas. It’s likely that the church will fight this location (just like they did previously). But in my opinion, this site really does make sense.
The comments were not votes, just direction for Public Works to pursue. The site nearest us is NOT off the table. Former WTC members Jerry McKee and Nancy Anderson were in attendance. These are former Weddington council members who at one time would have approved putting that tower near Providence Acres.
I urge you to keep up-to-date with what’s going on in our town. As we learned previously, it’s up to all of us to stay current and engaged with what’s going on in Weddington.
