Sewer complaint brought to commission

Addressing the Cherokee County Commission Royce Cantrell (right) sought help from the commissioners in a sewerage problem in the city of Galena. County Counselor Nathan Coleman (left) and Jason Allison County Emergency Management Director listen to Cantrell�s discussion with the commission.
Addressing the Cherokee County Commission Royce Cantrell (right) sought help from the commissioners in a sewerage problem in the city of Galena. County Counselor Nathan Coleman (left) and Jason Allison County Emergency Management Director listen to Cantrell�s discussion with the commission.

Seeking guidance from the County Commission, Galena resident Royce Cantrell complained about leakage from a septic and sewer system onto his property within the City of Galena.

He said in 2005 there were major sewer system problems found at properties adjacent to his and the city "chose to either ignore them or otherwise modify them in ways that not only allowed the sewage to continue to damage me,…