Perry discusses lege, water info with Lockney-led group; dozens attend ‘Small Towns Meeting’ in Plainview

SMALL TOWNS, BIG IDEAS Lockney City Manager Buster Poling (left) welcomed State Sen. Charles Perry to address the local Small Towns Group Jan. 31 in Plainview. | HESPERIAN-BEACON
SMALL TOWNS, BIG IDEAS Lockney City Manager Buster Poling (left) welcomed State Sen. Charles Perry to address the local Small Towns Group Jan. 31 in Plainview. | HESPERIAN-BEACON

Some years back, Lockney city manager Buster Poling recognized that the daily issues his town faced weren’t unique—in fact, almost everyone on the South Plains were experiencing similar challenges at one time or another. At the top of the list? Water infrastructure.

Last Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Plainview, many of those same community leaders gathered, under the sponsorship of the South Plains Associ…