The Ridge Road Water Authority will soon become part of the city of Brewton's Water Works Board following action taken Monday by the Escambia County Commission.
Commission Chairman Raymond Wiggins said a series of public hearings were held in Boykin-Damascus and at the Ridge Road Fire Station and there was overwhelming support to transfer the water system to the city of Brewton. He said there was unanimous support at a meeting in Boykin-Damascus and of the 20 people who attended the meeting at the fire department, 19 were in support of the transfer.
“We held public hearings and I'm convinced i...