LEXINGTON — Lexington County has filed suit against the town of Chapin in a dispute over access to the town’s water treatment system.
The county filed the lawsuit on Aug. 24, according to court records. The town had not filed a response as of 3:30 p.m.
County and town officials had been signaling a court battle for months, as the entities have sparred over a planned 600-home development on county-owned land at the town’s entrance.
Why is the county suing the town?
Lexington County signed a contract with the town in 2015 for the town’s water treatment plant to provide 667 water taps for development in the Brighton Business and Technology Park…