Aladdin Water District faces the axe

Convinced that members of the Aladdin Water District will not be organizing themselves properly any time soon, the county commissioners have taken the first step towards dissolving it. A hearing will take place at the beginning of March to make a formal decision.

According to Commissioner Jeanne Whalen, who attended the district’s meeting in October, members said at that time that they would organize the paperwork and respond to a number of violations of state statute. Two members worked hard to do this, she said on Wednesday, but the rest did not appear willing to help.

Setting the heari...