Boiling Spring Lakes suing residents

Boiling Spring Lakes has already sued more than 40 residents for not connecting to the city’s water system.

Residents must pay fees to connect, sometimes totaling more than $2,000.

The water system was installed a few years ago after residents voted to put it in, but some, like Christopher Conley, still prefer to use their wells.

“I don’t think it’s going to be as good as our water. Ours is like spring water. We can drink our water. I won’t drink no city water,” said Conley.

City manager David Lewis said the town paid $4.5 million to have the new system installed, and that it is only fair that everyone who lives there, use it, and help pay for it.