The citizens spoke and the public officials listened. Chloramines will no longer be considered and carbon filtration will be studied.

Good.

The Charlottesville media were on top of their games last night as they tweeted the meeting and the public comments, most using the #Chloramines hashtag, making following the debate hearing even easier. There were a lot of great public comments, but I’d have to say my two favorites (that were tweeted) were:

public: “I hope the decision that you all make does not end up like the one the board of visitors made.” #chloramines #fourboards

— Aaron Richardson (@dp_Albemarle) July 26, 2012

public- please consider the unintended consequences of costs, real estate agents are worried about the effects this could have #chloramines

— Cville Tomorrow (@cvilletomorrow) July 26, 2012

I’m proud of our community and our elected officials.

And, so we know how much money we’re talking about:

costs for a household of 4 with avg consumption is $1.20/mo for #chloramines and $4.83/mo with GAC but water buyers would have higher costs

— Cville Tomorrow (@cvilletomorrow) July 25, 2012

Background: in May, I wrote about the possibility of chloramines being added to the Charlottesville and Albemarle water supply.