This was posted on the other site:
 
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/32906678/looting_main_street/1
 
It's a link to a story in Rolling Stone magazine that descrbibes the Jefferson County Sewer fiasco.  It's well written (although does have, in typical Rolling Stone fashion, profanity interlaced in the article, so be ready for that).
 
If you live in Jefferson County and pay sewer bills, it's a must read.