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By CINDY MAHAN % Rappahannock News Staff Writer % . i» There is still a considerable amount of water being lost from the Washington water system, due to a feak or leaks in the system. .1* In March, the water system {lumped 1,045,000 billable gallons (Jhose which are treated and potable). @f these gallons, 759,140 were billed and 285,860 were lost. Mayor Stew Willis said that some of the lost gallons may be attributable to the water meters being read three days before the end of the month and some to a Ifeak which was found. * Councilman Ray Gooch said he felt that since the town had spent $ 1 million on a new distribution system with Rappawan they should come hack and check for a leak. ! “Every moflth we sit here and the water pumped was more than that t&lled,” he said, adding that the treated Water costs money because of the electricity used. * - Mayor Willis said he will call Rappawan to come and look for the -leak. -' In discussing the proposed budget, 53r. Gooch said he would like to see
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' ‘ Fund-raising problems plagued Katzen’s campaign against McLean airline executive T. Coleman Andrews III and former Richmond tobacco executive John Hager, both of whom expected to raise and spend more than $1 million on the statewide primary race.
Katzen said that expenses associated with travel, advertising and staffing had left him “deeply in debt.” His campaign had been kept afloat largely through personal loans he had acquired.
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