COMMISSIONERS TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN FOR WATER SYSTEM

The Allegany County Commissioners have agreed to use eminent domain for condemnation of the Pinto Water and Wastewater and Highland Estates Water systems, owned and operating by Maryland Water Service, Inc. and Nexus Regulated Utilities. The move aims to help Maryland Water Service customers in Bel Air, Pinto, Glen Oaks and Highland Estates lower their costs for water. Residents say their monthly water and sanitation bills are unusually high, with some that have reached $400 to $900, according to the Cumberland Times-News.