HOLLY HILL -- The Holly Hill Town Council was advised at its February meeting that it may want to consider asking residents to voluntarily restrict their water usage.

Paul Ludlow of the town's public works department said the Department of Natural Resources has indicated South Carolina is still in a severe drought. He said it is not anticipated the area will receive much more than two to four inches of rain between February and April.

Ludlow, however, did report that the town used two million less gallons of water last year than in 2006.

Also during the meeting, a former resident who moved out of state and is in the process of selling his home in Holly Hill, complained about his water bill. He said the bill indicated he used in excess of 10,000 gallons of water during the period. The resident claimed, and it was verified, that the water had been shut off during that time.

"After the water goes through the meter, the town has nothing to do with it," Mayor Jim Jeffers said.

After much discussion, the council agreed to reduce the bill by the amount that was charged for sewer service.

In other business, Police Chief Robert Wunderlich reported that in January his department issued 32 citations for failure to obey traffic laws, 14 child restraint citations, 15 citations for seat belt violations, 11 citations for open container, 43 warnings and numerous other miscellaneous citations.

Council went into executive session to discuss personnel matters.

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