City to create plan to improve water system [Video]

Walhalla city officials are looking to create a long-term plan to improve its water system, which has experienced line breaks, boil water advisories and discolored water in the past few months.Walhalla Mayor Tim Hall said the city is preparing to undergo a study for a 10-year plan.”If it grows like a weed, it’s a weed. You can’t grow without a plan or without a way forward and the resources to do it,” Hall said. “My dad used to have a sign on his wall for many years that said, ‘Lead, follow or get out of the way,’ and so, we’re trying to lead.”The move comes after Hall said there were four water line breaks and discolored water that poured out of some people’s taps back in July. “Well, that’s not acceptable either,” he said. City officials will be looking to map exactly what lines are buried underneath its streets and …