There are many ways to anger your neighbors.
Some people hold loud parties or put obnoxious signs in their yards. DeKalb County Watershed did it by announcing that a major project would be finished in nine months and working on it for over a year.
During an Aug. 13 meeting about Phase III of the Scott Boulevard water main replacement project, Decatur and Greater Decatur affected by it gave county watershed officials an earful about disruptions the project has caused. Watershed officials listened and apologized. Repeatedly.
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