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Groups seek flexibility after changes in septic permitting

Harold Kilgore, owner of Gravelator Systems in Talmo, speaks as Tim Williams, associate executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Hall County, listens at a meeting about septic permitting on Tuesday.

0824SEPTIC — Harold Kilgore, owner of Gravelator Systems in Talmo, speaks as Tim Williams, associate executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Hall County, listens at a meeting about septic permitting on Tuesday.

Harold Kilgore wants options. That was his message to the Hall County Board of Health on Tuesday. Changes to how septic systems are permitted, including land area requirements for initial and replacement systems, as well as county zoning and setback ordinances, have left his customers in the lurch.