MIAMI TWP. — Richard Boynton has a lovely wooded view from his home, but if Clermont County commissioners approve a proposal on their agenda this evening, he'll eventually be staring at the base of a 2-million-gallon, 164-foot water tower instead.

        So Mr. Boynton and his wife, Pam, have organized their neighbors to oppose the selection of a site near their house for one of nine water towers to go up in Clermont County in the next 15 years.

        “We have the most to lose; it's going up right next to our house,” said Mr. Boynton, who lives at 741 Loveland-Miamiville Road. His wife, who manages a real estate office, estimates the tower could decrease their property value by up to 30 percent.

        The Clermont County Water and Sewer District has recommended the site, at 745 Loveland- Miamiville Road adjacent to an existing 400,000 gallon ground storage tank and a new elementary school, to commissioners. They are expected to take formal action on the proposal at a public meeting at 7 p.m. today.

        Mr. Boynton hopes his efforts will bring neighbors to the meeting to encourage commissioners to consider a different site, or to use underground storage tanks and pumps.

        After an informational meeting sponsored by the county July 18, 75 nearby residents sent postcards to Mr. Boynton voicing negative opinions of the site that has been recommended, many of them, like Mr. Boynton, concerned about their property values.

        Some residents in the nearby neighborhood of Bramblewood were among those upset by the towers. But the neighborhood homeowners association voted to take a neutral stance.

        But Marie Boudreau, who lives on nearby North Shadow Hill, is sure she'll be able to see it and is concerned about what it will do to her property.

        “This is a "Florence Y'All'-size water tower,” she said, referring to the tower that sits west of Interstate 75 near Florence Mall. “There's absolutely no way I'm not going to see these things.”

        “I feel like they've made up their mind about what they're going to do,” Mrs. Boudreau said.

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