Greensboro waffling on Jordan Lake cleanup

Big surprise, Republican mayor doesn't want to clean up water pollution:

Knight and Matheny told lawmakers the estimated cost of the sewer plant improvements was $70 million. That’s money the city didn’t have to spend as it struggled to cope with the recession.

Spending that kind of money would likely require an increase in water rates or a rise in property taxes. “We just want an extension of time,” Matheny said.

The City of Greensboro has had decades to prepare for these rules, Zack. But instead of requiring developers to utilize best practices in abating stormwater runoff, and instead of upgrading water treatment plants incrementally, you stuck your head in the sand and hoped the water would magically clean itself. If you want to blame anybody for that $70 million pricetag, look in the mirror, pal.