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Danielsville Mayor Todd Higdon says people will not want to come to the county seat if the bathrooms at its restaurants carry a sewage smell.

The mayor warned of such scenarios if Danielsville doesn’t upgrade its aging water and sewer systems.

Higdon asked county and city leaders April 10 to consider allocating $865,000 in the next special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) to replacing old water and sewer infrastructure in Danielsville.

“After many years of struggles just to maintain its services, the City of Danielsville has a great opportunity to improve its crumbling infrastructure,” wrote Higdon in a prepared statement to county commissioners and the mayors of other municipalities. “When SPLOST dollars are used as they are intended, all citizens of Madison County win. Operating costs are much less when you are not trying to maintain dilapidated equipment….The next six years are about maintaining what we already have in order to avoid excessive and costly repairs.”

Hidgon pointed out that the city serves the county government complex and the schools in Danielsville. He noted that a recent water leak temporarily shut down the city’s system, which shut off water for the government complex and schools, as well as Danielsville businesses.

“The whole city can be shut down because of a water leak,” said Higdon. “It’s critical to fix our infrastructure.”
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