There weren’t a lot of happy people after flood-stricken residents and business owners in Summerville met with Georgia DOT officials on Wednesday of this week. 

The meeting was announced the week before, but because of the overwhelming response from businesses and individuals, the decision was made to move the venue for the meeting from Summerville City Hall to the Chattooga County Civic Center.

Summerville City Officials said that while the city’s water system is up and running, there are still a lot of costly repairs that will need to be made to the city’s water filtration plant on Raccoon Creek Road.  Summerville Mayor Harry Harvey has hinted the costs could soar up to $10 million.

Many who attended the meeting have said that the Georgia Department of Transportation did not offer any hopeful, long-term solutions to the flooding issues in downtown Summerville.