City of Eldon discusses recent boil order at town hall
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The City of Eldon held a town-hall meeting on Wednesday night at the city’s community center to discuss a recent boil order.
The area was under a boil order from the Department of Natural Resources for three weeks until this past Tuesday.
City officials on Wednesday night gave a time line on the water tests that led to the boil order, and the next steps to improve the city’s water infrastructure. The city says it plans to flush the water system and gradually chlorinate the water over the next week. The flushing will be carried out by the Missouri Rural Water Association. The project is expected to cost between $8,000-$20,000 and will begin Thursday morning.
About 60 residents attended Wednesday night’s meeting, voiced their concerns and gave suggestions on how the city can do better.
“I think it went very well. I think that a lot of our citizens were here in support of our community and the work that has been done,” City Administrator Mandy Asbury said. “We always have opportunities to learn during times like this. And so I think that any time something like this happens, in the future we know what to do a little better.”