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Mmiailliiaiiliiiilillliii 7A •o NEWS/(p|t Cliatlottc $ot Tuesday, December 8, 2005 Rural neighbors miss on city water, sewer Continued from page 1A drop in your sink you’ll see a blue spot.” He also expressed concern for the children who attend nearby BerryhiU Elementary School, because of the water. Mauney describes the prob lem as something for which neither the city of Chaiiotte nor Mecklenburg Coimty will take responsibility “We’re sitting out here in an ‘invisible wall,’ “ he said. “The county won’t do any thing, and the city won’t either.” Mauney and other resi dents have expressed their concerns to Warren Tbmer, city councilman, as well as Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory. “Pat sees what’s wrong with it too,” Mauney said of McCrory. “He said he can’t see why it’s taking so long.” He said McCrory has com missioned Tbrner to act on the residents’ behalf to get the matter solved. Tirmer, who represents City Council District 3, said it may take three to four years to have the matter resolved, and said a planned closed session meeting may determine the outcome. “TTiis meeting may close some doors or open some,” he said “There are a lot of pieces to the puzzle.” Mecklenburg was previ ously responsible for water and sewer ser vices for the unincorporat ed areas, but that responsi bility was handed over to Charlotte after three subdivisions Turner near Dixie and BerryhiU were incorporated and given access to city water services. 'The subdivisions - The PaUisades, Youngblood and The Wneyard - are newer, upper-income neighbor hoods. Charlotte is now responsible for providing water and sewer in the coun ty. Barry Shearin, chief engi neer with Charlotte- Mecklenburg Utilities, said a concrete plan must be put in , place before the city can start providing water ser vices to Dbde^rryhiU. He said residents in other unin corporated parts of the coun ty have approached the city about water services, and there are two options One is to place an exten sion on the nearest water line, which Shearin said is effective if residents are within 1,000 feet. Many Dixie and BerryhiU resi dents, however, Uve miles away fiom the nearest water line, and Shearin said a plan that shows growth and development must he imple mented in order to justify creating an extensive water system. Shearin said he has met with residents twice. “We’ve heard the lequest,” he said. “Our goal is to go with growth and develop ment. We don’t put water systems in areas where there is not projected growth.” Shearin said developers often play a key role in obtaining water services for the properties involved, as was the case with The PaUisades, Youngblood and The Vineyard. WhUe he beUeves DixieTlerryhiU resi dents may have met with developers, Shearin said he has not seen a plan that wiU make their dream a reaUty Kent Main of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission said there is a long-term plan for Dixie and BerrjtiiU, includ ing addition of utUity ser vices to the area, but declined further comment Eastern N.C. less likely to be insured Continued from page 1A and vice president of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine. “Once in the emergency department of a hospital, the uninsured’s medical biUs are often shared by everyone. This is a classic example of why it is in the pubUc’s best interest to find solutions to the high numbers of unin sured in our state.” Urban coilnties did better on coverage, with Mecklenburg with 14.8 per cent uninsured, Durham at 16.1 and Orange at 16.3. Rural Duplin and Hyde were at 26.9 percent and 26.2 uninsured, respectively ’’Having access to esti mates of the percentage of local residents without health insurance enables institutions such as public health departments, hospi tals and physicians to plan for meeting the needs of the uninsured population,” Holmes said. ‘Tt also allows policymakers to determine where to best target their efforts. Counties with lower average income and a higher proportion of workers employed by small business tend to have lower rates of health insurance coverage.” The report, including the uninsured rates for children and adults for aU 100 North Carolina counties, is on the internet at www.shepscen- ter.unc.edu Give family and friends The Post for the holidays. Call (704) 376-0496 for subscriptions, tllie Cliarlotte Tickets start as low as $10 704-BOBCATS • BobcatsBasketbaU.com Bobcats vs. Denver Nuggets Wednesday, December 13 • 7:30 pm Charlotte Bobcats Arena “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Residential Electric Service in the Southern U.S.' Learn more at www,dukepower.com. iDuke ^Power, *Ji). Pmt and fesooales 2IXB Oectc Uny te>]er«ci Cusfeyne Sakitaclon Suy*. basej on 8 tiai d 26.782 constfw responses, r te Sixt»n US, Ihe to() D largest
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