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Miss Rita IVipper, together with her son Mike Tupper, reported that the water has been bad for quite a while, with both a yellowish color and an obnoxious smell.
Recently, however, these residents said that the situation has worsened. “I have been scrubbing at this rust for my mother for quite a while,” Mike said. Rita Tupper said that she can no longer wash white laundry without it turning yellow.
“As you may notice, I have changed my hair color,” said Mount Salem resident Mitzie Young to the Council, “but not by choice.”
She believed that the water problem may have been caused when pipes were disrupted during the construction of the apartment buildings on Mount Salem Avenue several years ago.
Town Clerk Laura Dodd said that the town had dispatched a crew to flush the water lines, attempting to solve the problem.
The Mount Salem citizens replied that nothing had changed, citing further examples of significant problems with their toilets, bathtubs, and ice makers.
“I know that some people can afford to put in filtering systems to clean the water,” Tupper said, “But I think that we shouldn’t have to since we already pay the town for water services.”
Dodd promised to call out a crew to examine the pipes to see whether or not they should be replaced.
Email the reporter at cspiering@timespapers.com
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