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TWSA leaders approve Cline as Authority’s full-time head
By Justin Goble
Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority officials showed their confidence in Director Joe Cline by voting unanimously to make his position permanent last Tuesday (Sept. 20).
Cline was hired in March and placed on a six-month trial period. That half-year was set to expire last Wednesday, prompting officials’ action to make him permanent.
At the meeting, TWSA chair Lynda Sossamon had nothing but praise for Cline.
Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority Director Joe Cline, left, surveys ongoing work on Mill Street with Brian Harris of PSNC Energy, which has a gas line nearby. Cline’s position was made permanent last Tuesday (Sept. 20) after a six-month trial period. As for the work on Mill Street, Cline said that little was left to do and the project should be complete in the next two weeks. – Herald photo by Justin Goble
“We applaud the way Joe has been able to work with the other entities in the county,” she said.
Cline said he is very happy with his position and is looking forward to his stay as director of TWSA.
“It’s been an enjoyable six months,” Cline said. “I look forward to working here many more years. Everyone has been very accepting and cooperative. The staff and the personnel have made it a very pleasant time.”
Before joining TWSA, Cline was public works director for the town of Engelwood, Tenn., where he oversaw the addition of 30 miles to the town’s water system.
In other business Sept. 20:
– TWSA officials received a scathing complaint about water quality from Sylva resident Marie Leatherwood.
Leatherwood presented jars of murky water filled with dirt and soot to the board, explaining to them that the contents of the jars were what had been coming out of her sink. She said that the water has been doing physical damage to her house, and she is afraid that it may be doing harm to her health as well.
“There’s no telling what this will do to my health,” she said “This has ruined four hot water heaters and has literally destroyed my house. I lived in a living hell of dirt and everything.”
While Leatherwood said that water quality improved when Cline connected her service at a different point on the main water line, she still wants to be paid for the damages that have occurred to her water heater.
TWSA board member Jim Cochran said that the complaint would be dealt with according to the authority’s customer complaints procedure.
– Officials unanimously approved the bid for the water line and storage tank that is planned for Old N.C. 107 (S.R. 1002).
Cooper Construction, located in Flat Rock, won the bid at $1,365,502.75, which was under the estimated cost for the project.
The bid now must be approved by the state. Pending approval, work should start the first week of October and last 240 days.
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