Brown County Commissioners decided yesterday to send a letter to the state Legislature, asking them to redraw the boundaries and rename the current water developement district….
Commission Chairman Duane Sutton said that they hope this will lead to more local control of tax dollars that are paid to what is now the James River Water Development District…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/01/Boundaries1-18-2.mp3|titles=Boundaries1-18-2]Brown County’s contribution to the James River Water Development District is in the two-hundred forty thousand dollar range. Sutton said that isn’t the amount they get back…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/01/Boundaries1-18-3.mp3|titles=Boundaries1-18-3]Commissioner Sutton said that the request to the legislature seems to be the cleanest way to proceed with their request…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/01/Boundaries1-19-4.mp3|titles=Boundaries1-19-4]Commission Sutton added that this is still in the beginning stages. They also are not sure if there would be a district manager. The proposal also does not specify any particular waterway. Sutton said they are also thinking of approaching Day County in the future if this keeps going, as they voted to opt out of the James River Water District in recent years.