Marine Corps threatens to shut off water to Town of Quantico
By Kari Pugh 22 hrs ago
Quantico, the only town in the country located within a military base, is about to have its water shut off by the U.S. Marine Corps, says Mayor Kevin Brown.
A long-running dispute between the town and the surrounding Marine Corps Base Quantico over water and sewer service has reached crisis level, Brown said, with the base threatening to shut off water if the two sides don’t reach an agreement on a new contract by Feb. 1.
Brown said town officials have been trying for eight years, since he was elected, to negotiate a “more equitable†water and sewer agreement with the Marine Corps.
Due to the current arrangement, in which the base charges the town regular customer rates, Quantico officials can’t address the $2 million to $4 million in repairs needed for its antiquated water distribution system, Brown said.
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