Water Board Puzzled at City Request

Board Members of District No. 9 Water Board expressed puzzlement over the city's request for the board to sign lot re-sizing plats for Patricia Island Estates, previously approved by the planning and zoning board and city council.
John Gillette, secretary-treasurer, noted that they had never been asked to sign re-platting documents before and he would make inquiry with city officials to determine why they were being asked to sign them this time. "Is this a new policy?" he asked.
Re-platting and downsizing of lots in phases 4, 6 and 3 were presented by Tim McCrary. The water board did approve them for signing.
Also discussed were the lack of enough fire hydrants at Patricia Island Estates.
"We have been assured by the Grove Fire Chief that water is not a problem at Patricia Island,"
Gillette said, even though there is as much as three-tenths of a mile between hydrants in some places.