State regulators will have something to say about the town's proposal. We would hope it won't go beyond that point. The city has a water supply capable of providing regional service. To set up another smaller system right next door is folly. The neighbors, who have been shouting at each other across the backyard fence for decades, owe it to each other to try to settle their differences.
Reasonable people ought to be able to reach agreement through cooperation and compromise.
The issue at stake here is larger than the two parts. It is worth taking another shot.