The 40 percent guess

The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Jan. 9 to listen to Karl Smith from Engineering Associates speak about the new pipes to be installed in Old Town and Elmo. Pipes became the topic of the night when Mayor Tony Poulos asked Dave Sutter, Water Treatment Plant director, if he had found any leaks.

Sutter said leaks were not obvious anywhere.

Poulus said the town was losing water from leaks but recognized due to the age of the pipes and how many tunnels were underneath much of the pipe system, it was difficult to find where any major leakage was occurring.

Pat Gregory, council member, asked ho...