Luce says it’s been this way for years.
“We still won’t drink it and we won’t cook with it… even after we filter it,” says Luce.
Luce pulled the filter out after what he said was a little more than two-weeks of use.
Water main breaks have been commonplace in Fredonia this year.
Snyder has recently re-inspected Fredonia water system.
The aged, iron water mains were one problem outlined in a 2015 report by the county health department.
That figure dwarfs the current cost of running village government for a year: $11,000,000.
Did Mayor Landis know how bad the Fredonia water system was when she ran for office?
Preventing that is a familiar refrain among local governments, there’s not enough money.
Obviously, my priority are the streets that have this really big problem with the colored water,” says Landis.