Walton Board of Ed., Loganville still at odds over sewer

Visiting Loganville officials got an earful from the Walton County Board of Education at the Tuesday worksession as the two sides continue to try to negotiate sewer for the planned replacement campus for Loganville Middle School.

After talks seemingly stalled last month when Loganville officials seemed to ask the board to pay to install the gray water line to the campus, Superintendent Gary Hobbs said such a result was unacceptable.

Right now they want us to pay for the project, turn it over to them and then pay them a monthly fee for sewer, Hobbs said. I dont think we should have to pay to run the gray water line out and then pay for the gray water as well.

Complaining of long, fruitless negotiations with the city, Hobbs said the system could move back to a plan for septic on site without unduly pushing back the completion date of the project, but hoped to reach an accord with the city yet.

City manager Bill Jones visited the worksession to weigh in on the matter and said they were still willing to work with the system.

Well pay for the pipe, Jones said. Were willing to do the work, we just want to have someone from the school system overseeing it on your end.

Hobbs said any such person would most likely be a hired contractor, as no one in the system has experience with sewer.

Were not in the sewer business, Hobbs said. Thats not what we need to do.

But both felt an agreement could still be reached in the coming weeks, though Hobbs told the board no action would be taken yet.

I wont come to you and ask you to consider it without good figures, Hobbs said.

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Walton Board of Ed., Loganville still at odds over sewer