A little leak leads to no water

Albin residents realized the importance of water in their life Tuesday evening, Sept. 3, after Aaron Anderson, the town maintenance man had to shut off the water supply due to a leak. The leak began in Chris Beckman’s basement, but in order to find a shut-off for the Beckman house, Anderson had to “go digging.” He ran into a water line but was unable to shut off just the block since there was no alternative shut-off valve. The town’s water was shut off in the early evening. Anderson and council man Bob Anderson along with the maintenance assistant Curt Fox worked through the night to fix the p...