Toilet Wars©: DeKalb retrofit vote … deferred again.
December 18, 2007 at 2:00 pm by Thomas Wheatley in News
Toilet Wars© may very well be the most drawn-out battle that has ever been fought in DeKalb County. The County Commission this morning yet again deferred the controversial retrofit legislation until the end of January. According to Chip Ivie, a Realtor who was in attendance this morning and has worked alongside members of his industry to oppose many aspects of the ordinance, there are still details and aspects of the measure that need to be hammered out and clarified by the commissioners.
For example, the ordinance still states that a home could be transferred or sold among family members or spouses and be exempt from the ordinance, a move the Realtors deemed unfair.
The commissioners did insert a clause that exempts homes that are scheduled to be demolished or completely renovated.
According to Kristie Swink, DeKalb’s public information officer, the vote is scheduled for Jan. 22, but may be subject to change. We’ll keep you posted.
To view the previous ordinance the commission decided to defer, click here. To sign up to receive a complimentary low-flow kit from the county’s watershed management office, click here.
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