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‘For Sale’ sign may end three-year fight

by | May 2, 2024 | Latest

Maxwell Creek appears safe from sewage following two significant developments in the three-year saga involving plans for a densely packed subdivision between Parker and Murphy.

First, the Parker City Council released a proposed settlement to the dispute over plans that would have included construction of a wastewater treatment plant allowed to discharge up to 200,000 gallons of treated effluent into Maxwell Creek each day. 

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