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City Council holds off on Aqua Indiana public hearing
Updated: Tuesday, 05 Feb 2013, 11:17 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 05 Feb 2013, 10:39 PM EST
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne City Council members were ready to vote Tuesday night on when to hold another public hearing on the condemnation of Aqua Indiana. But the city and Aqua asked them to put the vote on hold.
Attorneys representing both sides asked the council for more time. They said that's because they're engaging in constructive discussions about the condemnation of Aqua Indiana. The city could possibly buy out Aqua and supply its customers in southwest Allen County with water. This all stems from issues with water pressure that Aqua Indiana had last summer. Tuesday night City Council agreed to hold off as the city and Aqua work to resolve things.
"Overall that's really from my perspective would be the best thing for the community as a whole because just in general going through the legalities could turn people sour," City Council member Tom Didier explained.
"The settlement discussions are going very well. We've had nice progress. They've been very constructive. We're optimistic that they're going to continue to go that way and, hopefully we'll reach a settlement," Attorney for Fort Wayne City Utilities Tim Pape said.
If and when a settlement is reached, both the City and Aqua will present it to the council and the public.
Statement from Fort Wayne City Utilities and Aqua Indiana:
On behalf of Aqua Indiana and Fort Wayne City Utilities, we would like to thank the members of the Fort Wayne Common Council for giving the people of this community the opportunity to comment on water service issues in southwest Fort Wayne during the January 22 public hearing, and for allowing our presentations on this matter to deferred.
With constructive discussions continuing between City Utilities and Aqua Indiana, it is the desire of both parties that Ordinance S-12-12-19 be placed on hold.
This action, pursuant to the endorsement of City Council, will allow our focus to remain solely on the good faith negotiations underway. It will also preserve all options in the event that these discussions prove not to be successful.
We want to assure City Council members that we are working diligently to resolve all issues and remain optimistic that a positive agreement can and will be reached. If and when a settlement is formalized, we look forward to presenting it in full to City Council and the public.
With the best interests of the entire community as our priority, we ask City Council to indefinitely hold the ordinance this evening. Thank you.
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