Stuart Pohl is one of Seneca’s newest elected leaders

A Ramcat Alley businessman succeeded on his second try at elective office in the City of Seneca, and Stuart Pohl says he’s glad to be serving.  Councilman Pohl admitted today that a year and a half in office has taught him that his impressions as an outsider to City Hall haven’t held up after being an insider.  During a public policy chat today with the Oconee Chamber of Commerce, Pohl says he has developed a great appreciation for city water service.  He calls the city’s rates the best in the state and used the word “gorgeous” to describe the update of the Lake Keowee treatment plant which, he says, Seneca will soon show off to the public.  As the owner of “The Spot” bar and restaurant, Pohl says he receives a lot of feedback from his middle class clientele.  He often hears them question the value of providing free bus service.  But the councilman says what they should realize is that, to a great extent, it’s a service to a segment of the public who can’t afford the cost of private transportation and relies on “CAT” service to get around.  Pohl dispelled a fallacy that, if you are elected to city council, you get free electric power services from the city.  You don’t, Pohl says, and he pays for the power he uses.