By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Four years ago, councillors and staff in Norfolk County were brimming with optimism about an ambitious plan \u00a0to pipe clean water from a giant treatment plant in Nanticoke to \u00a0communities throughout Norfolk and Haldimand counties, along with nearby \u00a0Six Nations. Norfolk\u2019s public works department said the interurban water system would have replaced treatment plants on the brink of failure and allowed for stalled housing development to proceed. But senior levels of government were unwilling to turn on the taps to fund the costly scheme, so the dream went down the drain. \u201cWe\u2019re still adamant that \u00a0interurban water is a viable solution for us,\u201d Andrew Grice, Norfolk\u2019s \u00a0director of public works, told councillors at Tuesday\u2019s meeting in \u00a0Simcoe. \u201cBut in the… <\/p>\n
By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Four years ago, councillors and staff in Norfolk County were brimming with optimism about an ambitious plan \u00a0to pipe clean water from a giant treatment plant in Nanticoke to \u00a0communities throughout Norfolk and Haldimand counties, along with nearby \u00a0Six Nations. Norfolk\u2019s public works department said the interurban water system would have replaced treatment plants on the brink of failure and allowed for stalled housing development to proceed. But senior levels of government were unwilling to turn on the taps to fund the costly scheme, so the dream went down the drain. \u201cWe\u2019re still adamant that \u00a0interurban water is a viable solution for us,\u201d Andrew Grice, Norfolk\u2019s \u00a0director of public works, told councillors at Tuesday\u2019s meeting in \u00a0Simcoe. \u201cBut in the... <\/p>\n