POWNAL, Vt. -- A pair of yellow lace panties were cited Thursday as the cause of a partial breakdown of the town's $27 million sewer system.There's a metaphor in there somewhere.
According to wastewater system Chief Operator Darcy Pruden, on Mother's Day, May 11, the underwear item became caught in a pump station motor, burning it out and shorting out electrical components. The pump services Alta Gardens and Green Mountain Mobile Home parks.