Flomaton water judged one of best tasting in the state

A new sign is posted in front of Flomaton Town Hall announcing that the town's water placed second in the state as the best drinking water which was judged during the annual Alabama Rural Water Conference held last week in Mobile.

Utilities Superintendent Shaun Moye said rural water systems from across the state brought samples of tap water to be judged in the contest. He said a preliminary judging was held Monday and the list was narrowed down to six. The final judging was done Tuesday during the luncheon.

Moye said the panel judges the water on taste, smell and color.

"It feels great," Moye said. "We've got a great staff here with David Smith as our main water guy," Moye said. "They all work hard to make sure we have safe, clean water to drink."

Moye was joined by Smith, Chris Barrow and Joe Smith at the town council meeting Monday afternoon to show off the new sign.

Humps vs. bumps

After continued complaints about speed bumps and speed humps, Flomaton Councilwoman Lillian Dean said she'd like the council to pass a policy concerning the placement of the speed breakers at the discretion of the town's utilities superintendent.

Two weeks ago, Lillie and Reavy Odom appeared before the council complaining about the location of a speed bump directly in front of their house on Carter Drive. The Odoms said they did sign a petition asking for the speed breaker but said it was supposed to be at a different location.

Moye said he never saw a copy of the petition before the installation on Carter Drive.

Moye said the cost of the speed hump on Carter Drive was close to $800 and he wasn't sure it could be moved without damaging the rubberize hump.

Moye also said he didn't think a hump or bump was needed on Carter Drive.

The council did agree to leave the hump at its current location on Carter Drive but Moye said a study needs to be done and standards set for the entire town. Councilman Jim Johnson voted no saying it should be moved.