From collection New Albany Public Library News Collection
Failing septic tanks worrying residents
26% of the septic tanks in Floyd County are failing; County Commissioners are asked to take leadership role in coming up with strategy to manage wastewater/septic systems.. "63% of all the homes on Jenny Lane, Paul's Lane and Scottsville Road have failing septic systems", according to Dan Ellnor, environmental health specialist with Floyd County Health Department.. "At a meeting held Jan. 6 at the Lawrence (sic) Township Fire Department, residents of Jenny and Paul's Lanes and the Scottsville Road area pleaded with Floyd County Commissioner Chuck Freiberger and members of the community to support a grant application worth $500,000 that would extend sewer lines from the Wemberly Woods (sic) (We have other articles on this subdivision indexed under "Subdivisions -- Wymberly Woods".) Sewage Treatment Plant on Buck Creek Road to their homes."