Your Turn: Your Feedback On Copenhagen Water Controversy & Gas Prices

A war over water is simmering in the Lewis County village of Copenhagen. The village needs to supply water for its 1,000 residents, but doesn’t have enough to go around. Property owners Kevin and Teresa Terrillion have wells that would meet the demand, but the couple turned down the village’s offers to buy the land. The village’s mayor says the the Terrillions are being greedy. Now the village plans to obtain the property it needs through eminent domain - something that doesn’t sit well with many people.

Here are some of your emails:
“Where would the village of Copenhagen be right now if we are such greedy people? They would be still looking for water.”

Teresa Terrillion

“Suck it up Copenhagen for not doing the reasonable thing - negotiate the price before you found the gold!!”

Dorene Bates

“Eminent domain is a terrible thing to resort to.”

Gary Woodruff

Prices at the pump have soared into record territory - more than three dollars 70 cents for a gallon of regular gasoline - yet another thing that doesn’t sit well with plenty of people.

Here are some of your messages:

“I am on a fixed income and if I have to drive I do, but it is getting harder and harder to go where we have to shop or get services.”

Janet Williams

“It is ridiculous. I can’t boycott the gas station; if I could I would.”

Barb Brown

“We should…not use any oil or gas for two weeks and see if the supply and demand theory works in reverse.”

George A. Burker

“The stimulus rebate check will only make up for the high gas prices we have been paying.”

Eva Waters

“We really need help with these gas prices. As a volunteer firefighter it’s getting tougher and tougher to run calls in our own communities let alone running for mutual aid calls. Volunteers don’t get paid for their own gas.”

Scott K

See Diane Rutherford’s report:

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